Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda, a cozy four-year high school in HECTOR, Minnesota, overseen by Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, hosts 245 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda is one of 3 schools operated by Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, a district that enrolls 451 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.1%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of -3.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Renville County shows median household income runs about $70,625, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda is one of 10 public schools in Renville County (combined enrollment of about 1,806 students).

Nearest neighbor: Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.9%.

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 278 (now 245). The White share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.