Delano High School

As a sprawling 9-12 campus in DELANO, Minnesota, Delano High School enrolls 1,158 students from grades 7 through 12, run under DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 212% larger than typical.

Delano High School is one of 3 schools operated by DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 2,457 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Delano High School records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Wright County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Delano High School has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wright County (around 24%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Delano High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.1%, the actual is 58.7%, a residual of -0.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wright County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $107,209 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wright County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,879 students), of which Delano High School is one.

The closest other public school is DELANO ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.3 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Delano High School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Delano High School's enrollment has increased 48% since 2018, when it stood at 782 (now 1,158). Class-load math has widened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

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