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Aurora, MN
Public School Ratings




Aurora Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Mesabi East School District details

Mesabi East School District
601 N 1 St St W
Aurora, MN 55705

889 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Mesabi East School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Minnesota

5

(10 is best)

Better than 50.0% of all MN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
47%
46%
50%
35%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Mesabi East Elementary School
601 N 1 St St W
Aurora, MN, 55705
PK-06
Mesabi East Secondary School
601 N 1 St St W
Aurora, MN, 55705
07-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.8% 66.2%
Black 0.9% 12.6%
Hispanic 2.3% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.5% 2.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.1% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 39.1% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 8.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,349 $9,200,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $306 $272,000 1.5%
Staff $519 $461,000 2.5%
General Administration $618 $549,000 2.9%
School Administration $534 $475,000 2.5%
Operation $1,326 $1,179,000 6.3%
Transportation $664 $590,000 3.2%
Other $645 $573,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,611 $4,099,000 21.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,107 $5,429,000 29.0%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $18,728,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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