State/Public High Open

Mesabi East Secondary

๐Ÿ“ 601 N 1st St W, Aurora, St. Louis County, 55705

415
Pupils
16.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mesabi East Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aurora, St. Louis County. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mesabi East School District school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Mesabi East School District

Enrollment & staffing

Mesabi East Secondary enrolls 415 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.

Male students
216 (52%)
Female students
199 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.7
Student-teacher ratio
16.1:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.6% Two or more races and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White38092%
Two or more races153.6%
Hispanic or Latino81.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native61.4%
Black or African American4<1%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

177 of the school's 415 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades 7โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Mesabi East Secondary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-80, state senate district 6.

School district: MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT

Mesabi East Secondary is one of 2 schools in MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in AURORA, Minnesota. The district serves 862 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 415 students, Mesabi East Secondary is close to the district average of about 431 students per school.

862
District students
2
Schools
64
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
10%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (3) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Remote

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