Mesabi East School District, Minnesota

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Mesabi East School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 871 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Mesabi East School District is a school district in Minnesota (St. Louis County). During the 2024 school year, 871 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Mesabi East School District consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christopher Baudhuin20202028
Pamela LaFrenier20202028
Kathy Undeland20162028
Justin Adams20222026
Amanda Gross20182026
Walter Hautala20182026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,271,000 $2,512 12%
Local: $5,797,000 $6,413 31%
State: $10,393,000 $11,497 56%
Total: $18,461,000 $20,421
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $17,027,000 $18,835
Total Current Expenditures: $14,009,000 $15,496
Instructional Expenditures: $9,295,000 $10,282 55%
Student and Staff Support: $800,000 $884 5%
Administration: $1,531,000 $1,693 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,383,000 $2,636 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,788,000 $1,977
Construction: $760,000 $840
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $394,000 $435
Interest on Debt: $352,000 $389


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 27 PS PS PS PS <50 25-29
2018-2019 44 PS PS <50 PS 21-39 45
2017-2018 45 PS PS >=50 <50 <=20 47
2016-2017 45 PS PS PS <50 21-39 47
2015-2016 48 PS PS PS >=50 21-39 49
2014-2015 45 PS PS PS <50 21-39 46
2013-2014 47 PS PS PS <50 <50 47
2012-2013 55 PS PS PS >=50 55
2011-2012 57 PS PS PS >=50 >=50 57
2010-2011 41 PS <50 41

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 47 PS PS <50 PS <50 49
2018-2019 55 PS PS >=50 PS 30-39 57
2017-2018 55 PS PS >=50 <50 21-39 56
2016-2017 54 PS PS PS <50 40-59 54
2015-2016 57 PS PS PS <50 40-59 57
2014-2015 50 PS PS PS <50 21-39 51
2013-2014 52 PS PS PS <50 40-59 52
2012-2013 51 PS PS PS 40-59 52
2011-2012 73 PS PS PS PS >=50 73
2010-2011 71 PS PS >=50 71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS 90-94
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 80-89 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 70-79 PS PS PS PS 70-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 871 -2.1
2022-2023 889 -1.7
2021-2022 904 -2.2
2020-2021 924 -5.2
2019-2020 972 -2.9
2018-2019 1,000 0.8
2017-2018 992 5.8
2016-2017 934 3.4
2015-2016 902 -3.3
2014-2015 932 -4.8
2013-2014 977 3.6
2012-2013 942 5.2
2011-2012 893 2.0
2010-2011 875 0.1
2009-2010 874 0.2
2008-2009 872 -1.3
2007-2008 883 -1.4
2006-2007 895 -1.9
2005-2006 912 -1.3
2004-2005 924 -2.5
2003-2004 947 -6.8
2002-2003 1,011 -3.3
2001-2002 1,044 -4.3
2000-2001 1,089 -17.0
1999-2000 1,274 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mesabi East School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.1 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 7.1
Black 0.5 11.8
Hispanic 2.1 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.3 6.4
White 88.9 61.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mesabi East School District had 62.48 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.94.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.83
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 29.83
Secondary: 23.22
Total: 62.48

Mesabi East School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.75 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 1.50
School Administrators: 2.75
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 29.08
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.37
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.45
Other Support Services: 18.92


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Mesabi East School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mesabi East Elementary476PK-6
Mesabi East Secondary3957-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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