Enrollment
385
High
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMING PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270576000215
Blooming Prairie High School
202 4TH AVE NW, BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN 55917 · (507) 583-4426 · Steele County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
122 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 14% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
35.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Blooming Prairie High School
Blooming Prairie High School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Prairie High School this school | 385 | 31.7% | 36.9% |
| OSAKIS SECONDARY OSAKIS | 415 | 32.0% | 40.9% |
| Pillager Senior High School PILLAGER | 370 | 32.2% | 36.8% |
| LAKEVIEW SECONDARY COTTONWOOD | 331 | 29.6% | 42.0% |
| RTR Secondary School TYLER | 380 | 35.3% | 41.8% |
| RUSH CITY SECONDARY RUSH CITY | 391 | 30.7% | 39.0% |
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 Blooming Prairie High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #220 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #178 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #222 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #213 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #148 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #309 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #273 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.8% | #30 of 181 |
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
385
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 385 | 23.4 | 16.4:1 | 32% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 24.7 | 15.4:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 39% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 26% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 22.1 | 13.8:1 | 26% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 27% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 24% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 16% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blooming Prairie High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (306 to 385); teachers up 6% (22.1 to 23.4).
About Blooming Prairie High School
As a mid-sized high school, Blooming Prairie High School serves students in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minnesota. The school covers grades 7 through 12 and reported 385 students in 2024-25.
Blooming Prairie Public Schools is the local district for Blooming Prairie High School. It runs 3 schools with 864 students.
Blooming Prairie High School is 94% White by enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic. The diversity index for Blooming Prairie High School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Blooming Prairie High School has a ratio of 16.4:1. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 32%. The average for public schools in Steele County is 41%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.0% for Blooming Prairie High School. The school posts 36.9%, 11.2 points below the prediction.
The school's county is Steele County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $84,196, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 24 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,997, Blooming Prairie High School among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Blooming Prairie High School from the closest public school, Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, Blooming Prairie High School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Blooming Prairie High School as Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 375 to 385, a 3% gain.
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Steele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,439
Census ACS
Median income
$84,196
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blooming Prairie Public Schools
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 341 students
- Blooming Prairie Intermediate SchooMiddle · 138 students
Other schools in BLOOMING PRAIRIE
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 341 students
- Blooming Prairie Intermediate SchooMiddle · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Blooming Prairie Intermediate Schoo0.0 mi · 138
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 341
- HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY11.3 mi · 302
- HAYFIELD SECONDARY11.3 mi · 319
- NRHEG ELEMENTARY11.7 mi · 354
- Sumner Elementary14.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Blooming Prairie High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blooming Prairie High School?
Blooming Prairie High School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 07-12.
Is Blooming Prairie High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blooming Prairie High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Blooming Prairie High School have?
Blooming Prairie High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Blooming Prairie High School?
Student demographics at Blooming Prairie High School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Blooming Prairie High School?
Blooming Prairie High School is overseen by Blooming Prairie Public Schools in Steele County.
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