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Aitkin Secondary School

Serves grades 7 - 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
306 2 Nd St Nw
Aitkin, MN 56431
Phone
(218) 927-2115
District
AITKIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
AITKIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
526
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.0% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Aitkin Secondary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
42%
53%
45%
61%
39%
57%
42%
53%
45%
61%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
63%
42%
58%
45%
69%
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
13
12
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 83 15.8%
Grade 8 75 14.3%
Grade 9 102 19.4%
Grade 10 96 18.3%
Grade 11 77 14.6%
Grade 12 93 17.7%
Total 526 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.5% 95.4% 66.2%
Black 0.8% 0.7% 12.6%
Hispanic 1.4% 2.0% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.4% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.5% 50.8% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 35.9% 40.0% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.6% 10.8% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,528 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13.8 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.4% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 18.8% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 35.5% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,192 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.7% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.5% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.2% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.6% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.1% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.5% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 12.2% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,826 $9,073,000 56.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $398 $409,000 2.5%
Staff $946 $972,000 6.0%
General Administration $218 $224,000 1.4%
School Administration $475 $488,000 3.0%
Operation $989 $1,017,000 6.3%
Transportation $894 $919,000 5.7%
Other $541 $556,000 3.4%
Total Support $4,460 $4,585,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $2,489,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $15,707 $16,147,000 100.0%
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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