Kelliher Secondary

Summary:

Kelliher Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Kelliher, Minnesota, with a total enrollment of 152 students. The school is part of the South Koochiching School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kelliher Secondary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of Native American students (53.95%) compared to nearby Blackduck Secondary (11.94%) and Northome Secondary (21.43%). However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools, with a current ranking of 407 out of 480 and a 1-star rating. Kelliher Secondary's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Native American students ranking 33 out of 42 Minnesota high schools, but male and white students ranking much lower at 376 and 363, respectively.

Kelliher Secondary faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of students (73.68%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a substantial socioeconomic challenge. The school's academic performance has generally declined over the past 10 years, with low proficiency rates on state assessments, a lower-than-average graduation rate, and a relatively high dropout rate. While Kelliher Secondary's struggles are notable, the nearby Blackduck Public School District and South Koochiching School District also face similar challenges, suggesting broader regional issues that need to be addressed.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 345 4th St NW
       Kelliher, MN  56650-0259


(218) 647-3110

District: Kelliher Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
407th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,406 Help


Feeder schools for Kelliher Secondary:

Elementary:    Kelliher Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  159

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
55.3%
White:
44.0%
Two or more races:
0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.3% Help


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Compare Details Kelliher Secondary ranks worse than 73.8% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.27. (See more...)
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Compare Details Kelliher Secondary ranks worse than 84.8% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.24. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Kelliher Secondary who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: American Indian (55.3%), White (44%), two or more races (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kelliher Secondary is 11.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kelliher Secondary is $20,406.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kelliher Secondary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kelliher Secondary 402nd of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Kelliher Secondary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Kelliher Secondary 407th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Kelliher Secondary in the ranking list.)

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Kelliher Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kelliher Public School District 362nd of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kelliher Secondary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.79 315th 387 18.6%
2005 7.94 372nd 396 6.1%
2006 40.90 302nd 406 25.6%
2007 48.89 243rd 403 39.7%
2008 34.37 328th 409 19.8%
2009 43.09 157th 230 31.7%
2010 38.88 327th 454 28.0%
2011 49.80 272nd 478 43.1%
2012 42.28 322nd 469 31.3%
2013 26.51 393rd 488 19.5%
2014 26.97 393rd 490 19.8%
2015 31.10 387th 516 25.0%
2016 50.44 258th 508 49.2%
2017 31.32 382nd 523 27.0%
2018 25.05 417th 518 19.5%
2019 27.78 413th 533 22.5%
2021 23.72 415th 521 20.3%
2022 28.28 385th 520 26.0%
2023 27.92 397th 529 25.0%
2024 30.27 402nd 545 26.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.40 334th 401 16.7%
2019 34.92 298th 415 28.2%
2021 25.86 327th 399 18.0%
2022 31.26 302nd 404 25.2%
2023 23.39 370th 459 19.4%
2024 38.09 307th 473 35.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.98 320th 436 26.6%
2019 26.39 352nd 439 19.8%
2023 46.17 248th 455 45.5%
2024 18.44 406th 474 14.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.76 320th 454 29.5%
2021 24.61 345th 437 21.1%
2022 5.19 464th 476 2.5%
2024 39.85 294th 479 38.6%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.70 9th 23 60.9%
2019 50.21 8th 23 65.2%
2023 35.34 33rd 49 32.7%
2024 46.85 30th 55 45.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.61 370th 422 12.3%
2022 15.36 404th 438 7.8%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Kelliher Secondary

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Rank History for all high school students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.50 147th 433 66.1%
2005 56.15 301st 452 33.4%
2006 41.53 318th 450 29.3%
2007 63.14 201st 463 56.6%
2008 50.80 291st 460 36.7%
2009 47.83 162nd 234 30.8%
2010 68.75 174th 540 67.8%
2011 71.79 148th 545 72.8%
2012 56.48 299th 539 44.5%
2013 48.73 330th 534 38.2%
2014 63.58 200th 483 58.6%
2015 67.37 170th 504 66.3%
2016 56.28 253rd 489 48.3%
2017 23.98 379th 489 22.5%
2018 42.79 336th 494 32.0%
2019 44.74 308th 492 37.4%
2021 19.82 365th 428 14.7%
2022 51.29 256th 472 45.8%
2023 24.41 382nd 476 19.7%
2024 17.24 407th 480 15.2%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.65 212th 374 43.3%
2021 23.31 228th 270 15.6%
2022 60.88 114th 312 63.5%
2023 23.81 326th 393 17.0%
2024 12.64 356th 389 8.5%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.27 226th 395 42.8%
2022 52.75 203rd 388 47.7%
2024 24.27 320th 403 20.6%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.45 220th 351 37.3%
2022 54.75 189th 403 53.1%
2023 18.54 346th 398 13.1%
2024 9.77 376th 405 7.2%
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Rank History for high school Native American students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 16.52 9th 11 18.2%
2022 47.25 9th 16 43.8%
2023 25.14 29th 36 19.4%
2024 23.55 33rd 42 21.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at Kelliher Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.15 241st 414 41.8%
2022 56.22 187th 401 53.4%
2023 23.03 342nd 398 14.1%
2024 13.94 363rd 402 9.7%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Kelliher Secondary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 110 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 112
1989 108 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 110
1990 109 0 2 0 5 n/a n/a 0 116
1991 108 0 2 0 5 n/a n/a 0 115
1992 112 0 3 1 10 n/a n/a 0 126
1993 127 0 2 0 22 n/a n/a 0 151
1994 122 4 2 0 22 n/a n/a 0 150
1995 121 4 1 0 28 n/a n/a 0 154
1996 121 4 1 0 28 n/a n/a 0 154
1997 127 3 1 1 26 n/a n/a 0 158
1998 126 2 2 1 35 n/a n/a 0 166
1999 140 2 1 0 48 n/a n/a 0 191
2000 138 2 1 0 33 n/a n/a 0 174
2001 122 2 1 0 35 n/a n/a 0 160
2002 124 1 1 0 44 n/a n/a 0 170
2003 124 1 1 0 44 n/a n/a 0 170
2004 114 1 0 0 55 n/a n/a 0 170
2005 115 2 0 0 50 n/a n/a 0 167
2006 99 2 0 0 52 n/a n/a 0 153
2007 103 4 0 0 52 n/a n/a 0 159
2008 94 2 0 0 33 n/a n/a 0 129
2009 88 2 0 1 36 n/a n/a 0 127
2010 76 1 0 0 26 n/a n/a 0 103
2011 74 1 0 0 35 0 0 0 110
2012 68 1 0 0 41 0 0 0 110
2013 69 1 0 0 51 0 0 0 121
2014 53 0 0 2 48 0 0 0 103
2015 63 0 0 1 51 0 0 0 115
2016 58 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 99
2017 53 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 99
2018 53 2 0 1 56 0 0 0 112
2019 59 3 0 1 58 0 0 0 121
2020 67 3 0 0 57 0 3 0 130
2021 65 3 0 0 67 0 2 0 137
2022 67 3 0 0 64 0 1 0 135
2023 65 2 0 1 82 0 2 0 152
2024 70 0 0 0 88 0 1 0 159

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kelliher Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 112 12.1 9.2 0
1989 110 10.6 10.3 59.1
1990 116 11.4 10.1 38.8
1991 115 10.0 11.5 29.6
1992 126 11.6 10.8 54.8
1993 151 11.7 12.9 53
1994 150 11.7 12.8 49.3
1995 154 11.7 13.2 44.2
1996 154 11.7 13.2 44.2
1997 158 12.4 12.7 43.7
1998 166 n/a 0.0 60.8
1999 191 15.7 12.2 71.7
2000 174 15.1 11.5 77
2001 160 15.1 10.6 76.9
2002 170 15.5 11.0 77.1
2003 170 15.5 11.0 77.1
2004 170 15.3 11.1 80.6
2005 167 14.2 11.8 74.3
2006 153 16.3 9.4 76.5
2007 159 15.6 10.2 80.5
2008 129 15.3 8.4 76.7
2009 127 15.8 8.0 79.5
2010 103 14.3 7.1 76.7
2011 110 12.5 8.7 76.4
2012 110 11.6 9.4 82.7
2013 121 12.2 9.9 84.3
2014 103 11.6 8.8 84.5
2015 115 13.0 8.8 82.6
2016 99 11.0 9.0 80.8
2017 99 11.4 8.6 73.7
2018 112 11.5 9.7 73.2
2019 121 11.0 10.9 73.6
2020 130 14.7 8.8 72.3
2021 137 11.0 12.3 69.3
2022 135 12.9 10.4 57
2023 152 13.1 11.5 73.7
2024 159 13.7 11.5 67.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kelliher Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 112 12.1 9.2 0
1989 110 10.6 10.3 59.1
1990 116 11.4 10.1 38.8
1991 115 10.0 11.5 29.6
1992 126 11.6 10.8 54.8
1993 151 11.7 12.9 53
1994 150 11.7 12.8 49.3
1995 154 11.7 13.2 44.2
1996 154 11.7 13.2 44.2
1997 158 12.4 12.7 43.7
1998 166 n/a 0.0 60.8
1999 191 15.7 12.2 71.7
2000 174 15.1 11.5 77
2001 160 15.1 10.6 76.9
2002 170 15.5 11.0 77.1
2003 170 15.5 11.0 77.1
2004 170 15.3 11.1 80.6
2005 167 14.2 11.8 74.3
2006 153 16.3 9.4 76.5
2007 159 15.6 10.2 80.5
2008 129 15.3 8.4 76.7
2009 127 15.8 8.0 79.5
2010 103 14.3 7.1 76.7
2011 110 12.5 8.7 76.4
2012 110 11.6 9.4 82.7
2013 121 12.2 9.9 84.3
2014 103 11.6 8.8 84.5
2015 115 13.0 8.8 82.6
2016 99 11.0 9.0 80.8
2017 99 11.4 8.6 73.7
2018 112 11.5 9.7 73.2
2019 121 11.0 10.9 73.6
2020 130 14.7 8.8 72.3
2021 137 11.0 12.3 69.3
2022 135 12.9 10.4 57
2023 152 13.1 11.5 73.7
2024 159 13.7 11.5 67.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Kelliher Secondary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $20,406

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 413th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 397th of 529 Middle schools
 2.4%
Ranks 308th of 492 High schoolsRanks 382nd of 476 High schools
 17.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Kelliher Secondary)3722.2
 14.8%
   7th Grade Math (Kelliher Public School District)3722.2
 14.8%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Kelliher Secondary)51.933.3
 18.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Kelliher Public School District)51.933.3
 18.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Kelliher Secondary)29.220
 9.2%
   8th Grade Math (Kelliher Public School District)29.220
 9.2%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Kelliher Secondary)33.330
 3.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Kelliher Public School District)33.330
 3.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Kelliher Secondary)2515
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Kelliher Public School District)2515
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Kelliher Secondary)41.725
 16.7%
   10th Grade Reading (Kelliher Public School District)41.725
 16.7%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Kelliher Secondary)47.426.9
 20.5%
   11th Grade Math (Kelliher Public School District)47.426.9
 20.5%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Kelliher Secondary)2513.6
 11.4%
   End of Course Science (Kelliher Public School District)2513.6
 11.4%
   End of Course Science (Minnesota)54.441.8
 12.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students121152
 25.6%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian5882
 41.4%
Asian00
Hispanic11
Pacific Islander00
White5965
 10.2%
Two or More Races02
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.6%73.7%
 0.1%


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Kelliher Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kelliher Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 159 students attended Kelliher Secondary.

Kelliher Secondary ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Minnesota high schools.

Students at Kelliher Secondary are 55% American Indian, 44% White.


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