BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY

As a micro-enrollment secondary school in BUTTERFIELD, Minnesota, BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY serves 103 students from grades 7 through 12, part of Butterfield-Odin Public Schools. That puts it 72% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Across the 2 schools in Butterfield-Odin Public Schools (213 students total), BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 34% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Watonwan County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Watonwan County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,699 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Watonwan County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,002 students), of which BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY is one.

The closest other public school is BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.3%.

BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 92 students in 2018 compared to 103 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 45% to 63% across the same window.

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