Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School

Set in Minneapolis, Kansas, Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus, run under North Ottawa County. It instructs 300 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Within North Ottawa County, which oversees 2 schools and 598 students, Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 42% of students at Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.3%, the actual is 30.6%, a residual of -11.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Ottawa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,018 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ottawa County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,193 students), of which Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School is one.

The closest other public school is Minneapolis Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School has grew 9%, going from 275 students in 2018 to 300 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.