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Enrollment
1,485
High
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270345000148
Austin Senior High
301 3RD ST NW, AUSTIN, MN 55912 · (507) 460-1800 · Mower County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,485 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Minnesota public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
816 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 378 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 369 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 408 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 330 | 22% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
17.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Schools most like Austin Senior High
Austin Senior High's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Senior High this school | 1,485 | 54.9% | 29.0% |
| SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH INVER GROVE HEIGHTS | 1,030 | 48.3% | 27.9% |
| Willmar Senior High WILLMAR | 1,205 | 57.4% | 32.3% |
| South St. Paul High School SOUTH SAINT PAUL | 866 | 54.3% | 32.4% |
| Two Rivers High School MENDOTA HEIGHTS | 1,710 | 47.6% | 48.5% |
| FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH FARIBAULT | 956 | 57.8% | 24.3% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Austin Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Mower County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #311 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #325 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #273 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,485 | #58 of 764 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #210 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #30 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #104 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #141 of 181 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,485
+177 (+14%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,038
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,485 | 82 | 18.1:1 | 55% (816) |
| 2023-24 | 1,408 | 78.4 | 17.9:1 | 57% (806) |
| 2022-23 | 1,345 | 47.6 | 28.3:1 | 60% (805) |
| 2020-21 | 1,308 | 55 | 23.8:1 | 39% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 1,439 | 93.6 | 15.4:1 | 48% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 1,352 | 80 | 16.9:1 | 46% (627) |
| 2010-11 | 1,164 | 66 | 17.6:1 | 40% (462) |
| 2000-01 | 1,274 | 72 | 17.7:1 | 21% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 1,038 | 73 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,439 to 1,485); teachers down 12% (93.6 to 82).
About Austin Senior High
Austin Senior High is a large high school in Minnesota, located in AUSTIN. It reports enrollment of 1,485 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
Austin Public School District has 5,751 students spread across 13 schools.
White students make up 39% of enrollment at Austin Senior High, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Mower County's population at about 75%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
On staff are 82 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. The average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 55% of students at Austin Senior High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Mower County average a similar 55%.
Austin Senior High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Minnesota public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Austin Senior High is -6.6 points: 29.0% actual, 35.5% predicted.
For the population of Mower County, the median household earns about $73,074 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Austin Senior High shares Mower County with 33 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Austin Online Academy is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Austin Senior High.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment increased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 23.8:1 to 18.1:1.
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Mower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
7,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Austin Public School District
- Ellis MiddleMiddle · 726 students
- I.J. Holton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Banfield ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Southgate ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Neveln ElementaryElementary · 381 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Ellis MiddleMiddle · 726 students
- I.J. Holton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Banfield ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Southgate ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Sumner ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Neveln ElementaryElementary · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Online Academy0.0 mi · 111
- Austin Area Learning Center0.0 mi · 172
- Sumner Elementary0.5 mi · 387
- Banfield Elementary0.9 mi · 574
- Oakland Education Center1.1 mi · 40
- Austin Community Learning Center1.2 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Austin Senior HighHow large is Austin Senior High?
Austin Senior High enrolls approximately 1,485 students in grades 09-12.
Is Austin Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Austin Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Austin Senior High have?
Austin Senior High employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Austin Senior High?
Student demographics at Austin Senior High are roughly 39% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Austin Senior High in?
Austin Senior High is part of Austin Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.