Enrollment
103
High
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTTERFIELD-ODIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270732000305
BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY
440 HUBBARD AVE, BUTTERFIELD, MN 56120 · (507) 956-2771 · Watonwan County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
66 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 20% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on grade levels within Butterfield-Odin Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
20.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY
BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY this school | 103 | 64.1% | 21.3% |
| Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary LONG PRAIRIE | 466 | 65.9% | 16.8% |
| St. James Middle/High School SAINT JAMES | 566 | 53.5% | 36.8% |
| Wellstone International High MINNEAPOLIS | 166 | 51.2% | 0.0% |
| WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGH WORTHINGTON | 1,118 | 60.5% | 20.4% |
| MADELIA SECONDARY MADELIA | 294 | 42.9% | 30.9% |
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 BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #371 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #307 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #377 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 103 | #440 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #64 of 444 |
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
103
+4 (+4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 103 | 9.4 | 11.0:1 | 64% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 7.9 | 13.6:1 | 60% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 8.3 | 13.4:1 | 67% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 59% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 92 | 8.6 | 10.7:1 | 61% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 8 | 13.9:1 | 59% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 113 | 9 | 12.6:1 | 56% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 103 | 11 | 9.4:1 | 38% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 127 | 13 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (92 to 103); teachers up 9% (8.6 to 9.4).
About BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY
BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY is a public high school in BUTTERFIELD, Minnesota. Its enrollment is 103 students, spread over grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools, which runs BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY, has 2 schools and 213 students.
Hispanic students are 63% of those enrolled at BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY. Next come 34% White. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Watonwan County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY has 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.0:1. High schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 16.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%. That rate is above the 56% average among public schools in Watonwan County.
BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of Minnesota public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 30.6%.
For Watonwan County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $71,699 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY, Watonwan County has 8 public schools.
BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile from BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 7. The nearest schools with test data average 33.1%, higher than BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY's 21.3%.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment increased by 4% across 4 years, from 99 in 2020-21 to 103 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Watonwan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,205
Census ACS
Median income
$71,699
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butterfield-Odin Public Schools
- BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 110 students
Nearby schools
- BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 110
- MOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY6.8 mi · 257
- MOUNTAIN LAKE SECONDARY6.9 mi · 241
- Armstrong School8.3 mi · 65
- ST. JAMES EARLY CHILDHOOD8.3 mi · 10
- St. James Middle/High School8.5 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About BUTTERFIELD SECONDARYHow large is BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY?
BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY enrolls approximately 103 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY serve?
BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY is approximately 11.0:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY?
At BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 34% White, 63% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY public or private?
BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by Butterfield-Odin Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.