Blackduck Secondary

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Blackduck, Minnesota

Blackduck Secondary in Blackduck, Minnesota enrolled 284 students in 2024-25 with 20.3 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%

310 students in 2022-23, 302 students in 2023-24, 284 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.2 to 20.3.

Students enrolled at Blackduck Secondary by school year2022-23: 310, 2023-24: 302, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233102023-243022024-25284
Students enrolled at Blackduck Secondary by school year2022-23: 310, 2023-24: 302, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233102023-243022024-25284
Students enrolled at Blackduck Secondary by school year2022-23: 310, 2023-24: 302, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233102023-243022024-25284
Students enrolled at Blackduck Secondary by school year2022-23: 310, 2023-24: 302, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233102023-243022024-25284
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331015.220.4
2023-2430220.414.8
2024-2528420.314.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 of every 100 Minnesota high schools

Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Blackduck Secondary 14.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBlackduck Secondary 14.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Blackduck Secondary 14.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBlackduck Secondary 14.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Blackduck Secondary 14.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBlackduck Secondary 14.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Blackduck Secondary 14.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBlackduck Secondary 14.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

2 AP courses and one counselor per 302 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blackduck Secondary enrolled 302 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses2
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 302 of the 302 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions26
  • Chronically absent44.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.1% of students were White, 13.0% American Indian, 7.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.1%
  2. American Indian13.0%
  3. Two or more races7.7%
  4. Hispanic3.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Blackduck Secondary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%38%51.1%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%38% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-89% of the 60 students in Blackduck Secondary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%80‑89%83.3%
Students in the class606069,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Blackduck Secondary

  1. Kelliher SecondaryThe nearest public high school, 15 miles away: 143 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. Northome SecondaryThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 101 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare Blackduck Secondary with Kelliher SecondaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much ISD#32 Blackduck Public Schools spends per student$14,423 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,423
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaBlackduck Secondary is the number 279 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#279 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.14.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Blackduck Secondary

  1. How many students attend Blackduck Secondary?
    284 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 310 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Blackduck, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blackduck Secondary?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Blackduck Secondary a Title I school?
    Blackduck Secondary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Blackduck Secondary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Blackduck Secondary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Blackduck Secondary?
    80-89% of the 60 students in Blackduck Secondary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Blackduck Secondary in?
    ISD#32 Blackduck Public Schools, NCES district ID 2705730. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270573000213 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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