Enrollment
245
High
DISTRICT 150 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR-STEWART·NCES 270002300704
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda
220 3RD ST W, HECTOR, MN 55342 · (320) 848-2233 · Renville County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
100 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 6 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 13% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
48.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
35.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda this school | 245 | 40.8% | 39.8% |
| GFW High School WINTHROP | 211 | 37.4% | 29.6% |
| BROWERVILLE SECONDARY BROWERVILLE | 291 | 40.2% | 35.4% |
| Pipestone Senior High PIPESTONE | 302 | 38.4% | 28.2% |
| UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WELLS | 343 | 44.3% | 23.9% |
| FULDA SECONDARY FULDA | 157 | 40.1% | 32.1% |
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 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #188 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #182 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #167 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #299 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #100 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #150 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #181 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #56 of 146 |
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
245
-32 (-12%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
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 | 245 | 16.4 | 15.0:1 | 41% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 16.6 | 15.4:1 | 50% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 18.2 | 14.7:1 | 48% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | 26% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 31% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 33% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 27% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 22% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (278 to 245); teachers down 25% (22 to 16.4).
About Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda is a public high school in HECTOR, Minnesota. There are 245 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
District-wide, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart has 3 schools and 451 students.
At Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda, 76% of students are White. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Renville County is roughly 87% White. The diversity index for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.0:1. Compared with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda would score about 43.1%. It scores 39.8%, 3.4 points below that figure.
Census data for Renville County show median household income comes to about $70,625, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda, Renville County has 10 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda is closest to Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 39.8% versus a 45.9% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 12% across 4 years, from 277 in 2020-21 to 245 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.3:1 in 2020-21 and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Renville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,558
Census ACS
Median income
$70,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
- Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart ElementElementary · 186 students
- Little Stangs Learning CenterElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element0.0 mi · 186
- Little Stangs Learning Center5.0 mi · 20
- BOLD-Bird Island Elementary13.4 mi · 260
- BOLD Senior High School13.4 mi · 203
- BOLD Middle School13.4 mi · 173
- SWWC ELC - Cosmos13.6 mi · 39
Frequently asked questions
About Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart SecondaHow many students attend Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda?
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda enrolls approximately 245 students in grades 06-12.
Is Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda is approximately 15.0:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda?
Student demographics at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda are roughly 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda in?
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda is part of Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart.
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