Little Sand
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Remer, Minnesota
Little Sand in Remer, Minnesota enrolled 10 students in 2024-25 with 0.8 full-time teachers, 11.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 49%
8 students in 2022-23, 9 students in 2023-24, 10 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.7 to 0.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 8 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Little Sand enrolled 10 students; it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
80.0% of students were White, 10.0% Hispanic, 10.0% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White80.0%
- Hispanic10.0%
- American Indian10.0%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Little Sand scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 45.5% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | 15‑19% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.
High schools in Remer
2 public high schools in Remer report 2024-25 enrollment; Little Sand is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northland Secondary | 149 | 13.4 | 67.8% |
| Little Sand | 10 | 11.8 | 70.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Little Sand
- Northland SecondaryThe nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 149 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Deer River SecondaryThe next nearest public high school, 19 miles away: 425 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
- Compare Little Sand with Northland SecondaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Northland Community Schools spends per student$21,033 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,033
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaLittle Sand is the number 717 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#717 of 781
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.11.8:1
- 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 Little Sand
How many students attend Little Sand?
10 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 8 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Remer, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Little Sand?
11.8 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.Is Little Sand a Title I school?
Little Sand ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Little Sand do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Little Sand scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 45.5% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Little Sand in?
Northland Community Schools, NCES district ID 2730870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273087003507 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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.