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Schools in Knife River

Knife River’s public schools

Lake Superior Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Knife River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,286 students on the public path
In brief

Knife River’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Knife River’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Wm. M. Kelley Secondary places highest (better than 75%); Two Harbors Secondary lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Knife River, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Two Harbors Secondary and Wm. M. Kelley Secondary. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Knife River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lake Superior Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lake Superior Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,286 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,682MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 664 students tested
Math35%
State average 44.8% · 657 students tested

Knife River vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Knife River’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Knife River—Lake Superior Public
DuluthC+Lake Superior Public

Every school in Knife River

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Knife Riverin other towns
Minnehaha Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Two Harbors
B
367 students14:1Rate it →
William Kelley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Bay
B
143 students13:1Rate it →
Two Harbors Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Two Harbors
C
597 students17:1Rate it →
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Silver Bay
A−
179 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Knife River’s schools

Are Knife River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Knife River. Lake Superior Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Knife River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Knife River in?

Lake Superior Public School District.

Where do Knife River kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Two Harbors Secondary and Wm. M. Kelley Secondary.

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What Knife River families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.