Carlton Secondary School

405 School Avenue, Carlton, MN 55718

Schools

About Carlton Secondary School

Carlton Secondary School is the combined middle and high school of Carlton Public Schools (ISD 93), serving roughly 145 students across grades 6 through 12 in Carlton (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-2025, accessed 2026-08-14). There is no separate middle school building; a sixth-grader and a senior attend the same school.

At about twenty students per grade it is the smallest secondary school in this guide, and that scale is the main thing a family should weigh. A school this size offers unusual access, since it is difficult for a student to go unnoticed and straightforward to join a team or a program. It also limits how deep an in-house course catalog can be, so advanced and specialized coursework typically depends on shared arrangements, online options, or postsecondary enrollment. Ask the district directly how it handles a specialized path rather than inferring it. Note also that at this enrollment some state report card measures are suppressed for student privacy. This guide builds its own transparent school ratings from Minnesota Department of Education report card data rather than republishing licensed third-party scores.

Attendance boundaries and programs change. Confirm with the district before you rely on this.
Nearby

Neighborhoods it serves

Carlton
Carlton County

The county seat at the gates of Jay Cooke, where the Munger Trail meets the gorge.
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Where these facts come from

Last reviewed 2026-08-14 by Guide editorial.