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Enrollment
380
High
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 270366000170
Barnesville High School
302 3RD ST SE, BARNESVILLE, MN 56514 · (218) 354-2228 · Clay County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Minnesota public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
76 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 7 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 16% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Barnesville High School
Barnesville High School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville High School this school | 380 | 20.0% | 46.4% |
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High ZUMBROTA | 401 | 20.7% | 44.3% |
| KIMBALL SECONDARY KIMBALL | 413 | 20.3% | 42.0% |
| NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. NEW LONDON | 448 | 19.9% | 51.5% |
| MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY MAPLE LAKE | 340 | 19.4% | 47.4% |
| EDEN VALLEY SECONDARY EDEN VALLEY | 425 | 22.8% | 46.2% |
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 Barnesville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #115 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #32 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #149 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #219 of 764 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #144 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #264 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #395 of 444 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #122 of 146 | 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
380
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 380 | 23.4 | 16.3:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 22% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 22.5 | 18.1:1 | 22% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 19% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 19% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnesville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (392 to 380); teachers down 13% (27 to 23.4).
About Barnesville High School
Barnesville High School is a mid-sized high school in Minnesota, located in BARNESVILLE. It reported 380 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25.
BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. is the local district for Barnesville High School. It runs 2 schools with 870 students.
At Barnesville High School, 90% of students are White. It is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Barnesville High School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Barnesville High School has 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.3:1. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 20% at Barnesville High School. For comparison, public schools in Clay County average 40%.
Barnesville High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of Minnesota public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Barnesville High School is 7.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Looking at the county, Clay County, the median household earns about $81,172 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Barnesville High School, Clay County has 32 public schools.
Barnesville Elementary School sits about 0.1 miles from Barnesville High School. Barnesville High School comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 380, from 405 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 17.6:1 to 16.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Barnesville High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,059
Census ACS
Median income
$81,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- Barnesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
Other schools in BARNESVILLE
- Barnesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
Other Barnesville High schools
One other US public school is named Barnesville High. Barnesville High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Barnesville High SchoolBarnesville, OH · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Barnesville Elementary School0.1 mi · 490
- ROTHSAY SECONDARY13.3 mi · 140
- ROTHSAY ELEMENTARY13.3 mi · 194
- HAWLEY SECONDARY16.7 mi · 453
- PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY16.8 mi · 374
- Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative16.8 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Barnesville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Barnesville High School?
Barnesville High School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Barnesville High School serve?
Barnesville High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barnesville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barnesville High School is approximately 16.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Barnesville High School?
Student demographics at Barnesville High School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Barnesville High School public or private?
Barnesville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.