Austin Senior High

As a large secondary school in AUSTIN, Minnesota, Austin Senior High serves 1,485 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Austin Public School District. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Austin Senior High sits 300% bigger than that benchmark.

Austin Public School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 5,385 students; Austin Senior High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Austin Senior High shows that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Austin Senior High has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at Austin Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Austin Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Mower County shows median household earnings sit near $73,074, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Mower County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,434 students), Austin Senior High is one campus in the mix.

Austin Area Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 1,439 students in 2018 compared to 1,485 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 58% to 39%. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.