Enrollment
38
High
DISTRICT 33 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·E.C.H.O. CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270013902718
E.C.H.O. Secondary
101 ROCKET AVE, ECHO, MN 56237 · (507) 925-4143 · Yellow Medicine County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL38 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Minnesota public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
6.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
28 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 6 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 21% |
Student demographics
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 E.C.H.O. CHARTER SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
9.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
0.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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 →
Where E.C.H.O. Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 38 | #575 of 764 |
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
38
-31 (-45%) vs 2020
-64% since 2000-01, when it was 105
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 38 | 5.6 | 6.8:1 | 74% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 4.8 | 6.2:1 | 73% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 42 | 4.2 | 9.9:1 | 76% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 69 | 7 | 9.9:1 | 72% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 115 | 11.7 | 9.8:1 | 59% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 96 | 13 | 7.4:1 | 59% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 21 | 9.1:1 | 58% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 105 | 6 | 17.5:1 | 41% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E.C.H.O. Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students down 67% (115 to 38); teachers down 52% (11.7 to 5.6).
About E.C.H.O. Secondary
E.C.H.O. Secondary is a very small high school with an address in ECHO, Minnesota. It enrolls 38 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 90% below the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota.
E.C.H.O. CHARTER SCHOOL operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 65 students.
The student body at E.C.H.O. Secondary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 39%. Other groups make up 34% White, 18% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Yellow Medicine County as a whole is about 6% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher.
The school has 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 6.8 students per teacher. High schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1, 9.5 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at E.C.H.O. Secondary, 74% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 44% average for public schools in Yellow Medicine County.
Among Minnesota public high schools, E.C.H.O. Secondary outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Yellow Medicine County, median household income comes to about $74,000, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 9 public schools and about 1,274 students.
E.C.H.O. Secondary's nearest public school is E.C.H.O. Elementary (less than a tenth of a mile).
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area. E.C.H.O. Secondary is one of the charter schools in Minnesota.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 69 to 38. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Federal data show the ratio falling from 9.9:1 to 6.8:1.
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Yellow Medicine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,451
Census ACS
Median income
$74,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in E.C.H.O. CHARTER SCHOOL
- E.C.H.O. ElementaryElementary · 27 students
Nearby schools
- E.C.H.O. Elementary0.0 mi · 27
- LAKEVIEW SECONDARY12.7 mi · 331
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY12.7 mi · 389
- Yellow Medicine East Secondary14.9 mi · 321
- BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.0 mi · 284
- RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGH15.6 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About E.C.H.O. SecondaryHow large is E.C.H.O. Secondary?
E.C.H.O. Secondary enrolls approximately 38 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does E.C.H.O. Secondary serve?
E.C.H.O. Secondary serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E.C.H.O. Secondary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E.C.H.O. Secondary is approximately 6.8:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at E.C.H.O. Secondary?
Student demographics at E.C.H.O. Secondary are roughly 34% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is E.C.H.O. Secondary in?
E.C.H.O. Secondary is part of E.C.H.O. CHARTER SCHOOL.
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