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Deer River Secondary School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
101 1 St Ave Ne
Deer River, MN 56636
Phone
(218) 246-8241
District
DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ITASCA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
443
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.0% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Deer River Secondary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
46%
50%
53%
20%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
42%
34%
45%
18%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
42%
44%
45%
25%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
11
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 68 15.3%
Grade 7 60 13.5%
Grade 8 69 15.6%
Grade 9 65 14.7%
Grade 10 70 15.8%
Grade 11 64 14.4%
Grade 12 47 10.6%
Total 443 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.0% 60.4% 66.2%
Black 0.5% 0.4% 12.6%
Hispanic 1.8% 1.9% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.8% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 38.1% 36.5% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.4% 69.3% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 57.3% 59.7% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.0% 9.6% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,099 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 10.5 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.2% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 24.7% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,969 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.8% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.2% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,718 $9,485,000 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $855 $757,000 4.1%
Staff $1,701 $1,505,000 8.2%
General Administration $606 $536,000 2.9%
School Administration $514 $455,000 2.5%
Operation $1,240 $1,097,000 6.0%
Transportation $1,102 $975,000 5.3%
Other $671 $594,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,688 $5,919,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,358 $2,972,000 16.2%
Total Expenditures $20,764 $18,376,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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