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Enrollment
1,681
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO-HANOVER-MONTROSE SCHOOLS·NCES 270720000285
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH
877 BISON BLVD, BUFFALO, MN 55313 · (763) 682-8100 · Wright County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,681 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
369 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 370 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 448 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 398 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 465 | 28% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
66.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 SENIOR HIGH
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,681 | 22.0% | 56.6% |
| Alexandria Area High School ALEXANDRIA | 1,315 | 21.1% | 49.0% |
| ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH ELK RIVER | 1,562 | 20.6% | 50.7% |
| Hastings High School HASTINGS | 1,301 | 23.8% | 45.4% |
| East High School DULUTH | 1,495 | 19.7% | 54.2% |
| Sartell Senior High SARTELL | 1,269 | 18.9% | 50.5% |
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 SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #40 of 397 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #100 of 401 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #31 of 397 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,681 | #45 of 764 | #2 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #320 of 332 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #213 of 338 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #378 of 444 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #75 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
1,681
-151 (-8%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,139
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 1,681 | 70.8 | 23.7:1 | 22% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 1,792 | 77.9 | 23.0:1 | 24% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 1,818 | 71.5 | 25.4:1 | 23% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 1,832 | 67 | 27.3:1 | 13% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 1,860 | 93.3 | 19.9:1 | 21% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 1,835 | 92 | 19.9:1 | 21% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 1,818 | 91 | 20.0:1 | 26% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 1,559 | 82 | 19.0:1 | 15% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 1,139 | 65 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,860 to 1,681); teachers down 24% (93.3 to 70.8).
About BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH is a public high school run by Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools in BUFFALO, Minnesota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,681 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Minnesota is about 371 students, so this school is 353% larger than average.
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools has 10 schools; together they serve 5,175 students.
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH enrolls a student body that is 86% White. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, Wright County is about 89% White. The chance that two students picked at random at BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Teacher staffing is 70.8 full-time equivalents, or about 23.7 students per teacher. Among high schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 16.3:1. About 22% of students, or 369, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Wright County, the average is about the same, 24%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH would be expected to post about 53.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.6%.
In Wright County (population about 148,269), median household income is about $107,209, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH is one of 88 public schools in Wright County, which together enroll about 27,879 students.
The school nearest to BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH is PHOENIX LEARNING CENTER, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH is 1st among 4 schools close by.
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,832 in 2020-21 and 1,681 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 27.3:1 to 23.7:1.
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
- BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLEMiddle · 1,160 students
- NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARYElementary · 419 students
- Tatanka Elementary STEM SchoolElementary · 393 students
- HANOVER ELEMENTARYElementary · 368 students
- Montrose Elementary School of InnovElementary · 363 students
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 348 students
Other schools in BUFFALO
- BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLEMiddle · 1,160 students
- NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARYElementary · 419 students
- Tatanka Elementary STEM SchoolElementary · 393 students
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 348 students
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARYElementary · 257 students
- BUFFALO EARLY CHILD. SP. ED PROGRAMElementary · 150 students
Nearby schools
- PHOENIX LEARNING CENTER0.0 mi · 36
- SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions1.7 mi · 26
- Tatanka Elementary STEM School1.7 mi · 393
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 348
- BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE2.2 mi · 1,160
- Cornerstones Program2.2 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About BUFFALO SENIOR HIGHHow many students attend BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH?
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,681 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH serve?
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 23.7:1 students per teacher at BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH.
How diverse is BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH?
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH reports a student body of 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH in?
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH is part of Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools.
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