Total enrollment
451
-28 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Minnesota · 451 students · 2 cities
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart's public-school directory holds 3 schools, serving about 451 K-12 students inside Minnesota (an average of 150 per school).
4-year change in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
+1 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 525 to 431 students (down 18%) and from 42 to 33 full-time teachers (down 21%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda | Hector | High | 06-12 | 245 |
| Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element | Hector | Elementary | PK-05 | 186 |
| Little Stangs Learning Center | Buffalo Lake | Elementary | PK-PK | 20 |
About Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
As a low-population district in Minnesota, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart educates 451 students across 3 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart is built around 2 elementary and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart runs about 150 students per school, 58% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 357.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 451 students, shrank 6% from the 479 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart gained 1 school, going from 2 to 3.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.