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Enrollment
449
High
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON·NCES 271026000642
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH
513 PARKE AVE S, GLYNDON, MN 56547 · (218) 477-6912 · Clay County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Minnesota public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
100 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 117 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 115 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 22% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
57.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH this school | 449 | 22.3% | 51.6% |
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High ZUMBROTA | 401 | 20.7% | 44.3% |
| Cannon Falls Secondary CANNON FALLS | 536 | 23.1% | 51.3% |
| HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. HOWARD LAKE | 411 | 24.3% | 39.0% |
| ROSEAU SECONDARY ROSEAU | 527 | 23.5% | 32.5% |
| EDEN VALLEY SECONDARY EDEN VALLEY | 425 | 22.8% | 46.2% |
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 DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #70 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #106 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #89 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #185 of 764 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #116 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #242 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #373 of 444 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #82 of 181 | 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
449
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 449 | 28.9 | 15.6:1 | 22% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 27.9 | 16.2:1 | 26% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 27.6 | 16.3:1 | 27% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 14% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 25.3 | 16.1:1 | 16% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 22% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 23% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 20% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (408 to 449); teachers up 14% (25.3 to 28.9).
About DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH
This page covers DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH, a mid-sized high school in GLYNDON, Minnesota. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 449 students. High schools in Minnesota average about 371 students, which makes this school 21% bigger than average.
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON, which runs DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH, has 4 schools and 1,535 students.
The share of White students at DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH is 89%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Clay County overall, the White share is about 85%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
The school lists 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. The average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 100 students, or 22%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Clay County report 40%.
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Minnesota public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH would score about 53.1%. It scores 51.6%, 1.5 points below that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clay County show that the median household earns about $81,172 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Clay County has 32 public schools with about 11,470 students, including DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH, is the closest to DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 41.0% proficiency; DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH posts 51.6%.
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 22 students, from 427 to 449. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.1:1 to 15.6:1.
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,059
Census ACS
Median income
$81,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ElementaryElementary · 555 students
- DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCHMiddle · 508 students
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALPHigh · 23 students
Other schools in GLYNDON
- DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCHMiddle · 508 students
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALPHigh · 23 students
Nearby schools
- DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON MIDDLE SCH0.0 mi · 508
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALP0.0 mi · 23
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary5.8 mi · 555
- Dorothy Dodds Elementary School6.0 mi · 625
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL6.5 mi · 2,158
- West Central Academy-N6.9 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGHHow many students attend DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH?
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 09-12.
Is DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH have?
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH?
At DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH in?
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH is part of DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON.
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