Enrollment
155
High
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270273000056
ADRIAN SECONDARY
415 KENTUCKY AVE, ADRIAN, MN 56110 · (507) 483-2232 · Nobles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
55 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
155
-39 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 18.0:1
% White
78%
was 81%
% Hispanic
16%
was 14%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ADRIAN SECONDARY
As a low-enrollment four-year high school in ADRIAN, Minnesota, ADRIAN SECONDARY educates 155 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so ADRIAN SECONDARY sits 58% below that benchmark.
ADRIAN SECONDARY is one of 3 schools operated by ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 589 students overall.
On the student-mix side, ADRIAN SECONDARY reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, ADRIAN SECONDARY has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Nobles County's rate of about 61%.
After controlling for student poverty, ADRIAN SECONDARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.0%, the actual is 41.8%, a residual of -4.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Nobles County shows median household earnings sit near $66,101, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nobles County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,284 students), of which ADRIAN SECONDARY is one.
The closest other public school is ADRIAN MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ADRIAN SECONDARY comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Over the past 7-year window. ADRIAN SECONDARY's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 194 (now 155). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.
On the community side, members of the ADRIAN SECONDARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Nobles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,041
Census ACS
Median income
$66,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,284 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ADRIAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 295 students
- ADRIAN MIDDLEMiddle · 139 students
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Other schools in ADRIAN
- ADRIAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 295 students
- ADRIAN MIDDLEMiddle · 139 students
- Adrian Credit RecoveryHigh
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Nearby schools
- ADRIAN MIDDLE0.0 mi · 139
- ADRIAN ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 295
- ELLSWORTH SECONDARY9.1 mi · 60
- ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY9.1 mi · 76
- George-Little Rock Elementary School13.5 mi · 232
- LUVERNE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM14.1 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About ADRIAN SECONDARYHow large is ADRIAN SECONDARY?
ADRIAN SECONDARY enrolls approximately 155 students in grades 09-12.
Is ADRIAN SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ADRIAN SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ADRIAN SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ADRIAN SECONDARY is approximately 12.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ADRIAN SECONDARY?
ADRIAN SECONDARY reports a student body of 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is ADRIAN SECONDARY in?
ADRIAN SECONDARY is part of ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.