Byron Senior High School

Byron Senior High School is a well-populated senior high in BYRON, Minnesota, overseen by Byron Public School District. The school educates 695 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 87% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Across the 4 schools in Byron Public School District (2,342 students total), Byron Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Byron Senior High School logs that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Olmsted County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Byron Senior High School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Byron Senior High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Olmsted County (around 35%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Byron Senior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 66.4%.

Around the school, Olmsted County reports that median household income runs about $95,406, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Byron Senior High School is one of 72 public schools in Olmsted County (combined enrollment of about 24,627 students).

Nearest neighbor: Byron Middle School, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Byron Senior High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 60.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 19%: 584 students in 2018 compared to 695 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 in 2025.

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