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Enrollment
881
High
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270387000180
BECKER SENIOR HIGH
12000 HANCOCK ST SE, BECKER, MN 55308 · (763) 261-4501 · Sherburne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL881 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
150 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 242 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 222 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 206 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 211 | 24% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
46.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 BECKER SENIOR HIGH
BECKER SENIOR HIGH's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKER SENIOR HIGH this school | 881 | 17.0% | 43.1% |
| Hermantown Senior High HERMANTOWN | 655 | 16.5% | 47.5% |
| Byron Senior High School BYRON | 695 | 15.0% | 66.4% |
| Mound Westonka High School MINNETRISTA | 895 | 17.8% | 58.1% |
| NEW PRAGUE SENIOR HIGH NEW PRAGUE | 1,315 | 15.4% | 53.4% |
| STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH STEWARTVILLE | 608 | 18.1% | 40.6% |
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 BECKER SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Sherburne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #149 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #161 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #206 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 881 | #103 of 764 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #226 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #276 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #414 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #145 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
881
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+121% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 881 | 47.3 | 18.6:1 | 17% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 853 | 49.9 | 17.1:1 | 20% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 879 | 49.6 | 17.7:1 | 23% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 874 | 50 | 17.5:1 | 8% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 43.4 | 20.3:1 | 15% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 863 | 46 | 18.8:1 | 13% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 44 | 17.6:1 | 17% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 6% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BECKER SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (883 to 881); teachers up 9% (43.4 to 47.3).
About BECKER SENIOR HIGH
BECKER SENIOR HIGH is a high-enrollment high school serving families in BECKER, Minnesota. The school enrolls 881 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Minnesota) has about 371 students.
Federal data list 5 schools in BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2,877 students enrolled.
White students are the large majority at BECKER SENIOR HIGH, with 91% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. By the diversity index, BECKER SENIOR HIGH comes in at 17%.
BECKER SENIOR HIGH's 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 17%. The gap from the 29% average for public schools in Sherburne County is 12 points.
A school in Minnesota with BECKER SENIOR HIGH's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 55.9%. BECKER SENIOR HIGH scores 43.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Sherburne County show that median household income is about $105,466, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BECKER SENIOR HIGH is one of 45 public schools in Sherburne County, which together enroll about 16,306 students.
The nearest other public school, BECKER ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. BECKER SENIOR HIGH is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 874 in 2020-21, 881 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.5:1 in 2020-21 to 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Sherburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,560
Census ACS
Median income
$105,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
16,306 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BECKER PRIMARYElementary · 672 students
- BECKER MIDDLEMiddle · 656 students
- BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYElementary · 644 students
- BECKER ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 24 students
Other schools in BECKER
- BECKER PRIMARYElementary · 672 students
- BECKER MIDDLEMiddle · 656 students
- BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYElementary · 644 students
- BECKER ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- BECKER ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM0.0 mi · 24
- BECKER MIDDLE0.1 mi · 656
- BECKER PRIMARY0.3 mi · 672
- BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 644
- Pinewood Elementary - SNW7.0 mi · 7
- Pinewood Elementary7.0 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About BECKER SENIOR HIGHHow many students attend BECKER SENIOR HIGH?
BECKER SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 881 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BECKER SENIOR HIGH serve?
BECKER SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does BECKER SENIOR HIGH have?
BECKER SENIOR HIGH employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at BECKER SENIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at BECKER SENIOR HIGH are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is BECKER SENIOR HIGH public or private?
BECKER SENIOR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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