Other / mixed grade configuration · Silver Bay, MN

Wm. M. Kelley Secondary

Federal NCES profile for Wm. M. Kelley Secondary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 274074001697
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👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
28
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wm. M. Kelley Secondary earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Minnesota median.

25
Resource Index · Lower
14.9:1
students per teacher
35.8%
free-lunch eligible
179
students enrolled

Wm. M. Kelley Secondary has class sizes near the Minnesota median. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

School address

Silver Bay, MN 55614
District: Lake Superior Public School Dist. · Minnesota

NCES ID 274074001697 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+33 students YoY

Wm. M. Kelley Secondary grew from 173 students in 2022-23 to 206 in 2023-24 (+19.1%).

Teacher FTE added 12.1 → 12.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+33 students YoY 274074001697 · Silver Bay, MN Other · SMALL · TRAD

179 enr · 14.9:1 · 35.8% lunch · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: Two Harbors Secondary (597 students)

Wm. M. Kelley Secondary grew from 173 students in 2022-23 to 206 in 2023-24 (+19.1%). Teacher FTE added 12.1 → 12.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Minnesota schools → · Find another →

Wm. M. Kelley Secondary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Wm. M. Kelley Secondary reports 179 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Wm. M. Kelley Secondary compares

Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.9:1 ▼ 6% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.8% ▼ 16% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 179 top 59% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.9:1
Leaner classes than 48% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
179
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
35.8%
free-lunch eligible - 16% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.9:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 53% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
44.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,324
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,919
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 88.8%
Two or More 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.7%
African American 1.1%
Asian 0.6%

Largest group: White at 88.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.7, Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

District finance for Lake Superior Public School Dist. reports $15,324 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Wm. M. Kelley Secondary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Two Harbors Secondary Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Minnehaha Elementary Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
William Kelley Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Wm. M. Kelley Secondary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lake Superior Public School Dist. · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~179 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Wm. M. Kelley Secondary

How many students attend Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?

Wm. M. Kelley Secondary has 179 students enrolled. It is a public school in Silver Bay, MN. CCD year-over-year: 173 (2022-23) → 206 (2023-24), up 33.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?

The student-teacher ratio at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is 14.9:1, which is 6% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 5% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?

35.8% of students at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?

The largest demographic group at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is White at 88.8% of enrollment, in Silver Bay, MN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?

Wm. M. Kelley Secondary has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Lake Superior Public School Dist.?

Besides Wm. M. Kelley Secondary, Lake Superior Public School Dist. also operates Two Harbors Secondary (597 students), Minnehaha Elementary (367 students), and William Kelley Elementary (143 students). See the Lake Superior Public School Dist. district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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