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Mesabi East 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
601 N 1 St St W
Aurora, MN 55705
Phone
(218) 229-3321
District
MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
395
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.8% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Mesabi East Secondary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
43%
40%
45%
18%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
43%
39%
44%
21%
41%
    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
17
14
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 66 16.7%
Grade 8 69 17.5%
Grade 9 74 18.7%
Grade 10 67 17.0%
Grade 11 70 17.7%
Grade 12 49 12.4%
Total 395 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.1% 93.8% 65.4%
Black 1.1% 0.5% 12.7%
Hispanic 2.4% 2.2% 12.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.4% 3.3% 2.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.3% 49.4% 42.4%
Free lunch eligible 34.9% 39.6% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.4% 9.8% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,158 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 18.8 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.1% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.9% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 27.4% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,290 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children 7.0% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.4% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.4% 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.9% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.7% 8.2%
$15,000 or less 10.1% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,672 $9,295,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $285 $248,000 1.5%
Staff $634 $552,000 3.2%
General Administration $542 $472,000 2.8%
School Administration $625 $544,000 3.2%
Operation $1,272 $1,108,000 6.5%
Transportation $792 $690,000 4.1%
Other $591 $515,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,741 $4,129,000 24.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,137 $3,603,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $19,549 $17,027,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,696 $8,440,020,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $575 $500,256,000 2.9%
Staff $801 $697,297,000 4.1%
General Administration $599 $521,143,000 3.1%
School Administration $589 $512,404,000 3.0%
Operation $1,033 $898,874,000 5.3%
Transportation $883 $768,682,000 4.5%
Other $414 $360,149,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,892 $4,258,805,000 25.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,975 $4,330,430,000 25.4%
Total Expenditures $19,563 $17,029,255,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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