Enrollment
99
High
DISTRICT 111 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FISHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271218000586
Fisher Secondary
313 PARK AVE, FISHER, MN 56723 · (218) 891-4105 · Polk County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
45 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 14% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fisher Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
19.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Fisher Secondary
Fisher Secondary's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Secondary this school | 99 | 45.5% | 29.7% |
| Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary OKABENA | 137 | 45.3% | 27.0% |
| NEW HEIGHTS SCHOOL INC. STILLWATER | 70 | 48.6% | 13.0% |
| Rochester Beacon Academy ROCHESTER | 115 | 43.5% | 13.2% |
| GLENVILLE-EMMONS SECONDARY GLENVILLE | 104 | 41.3% | 30.4% |
| FULDA SECONDARY FULDA | 157 | 40.1% | 32.1% |
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 Fisher Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 99 | #447 of 764 | #6 of 8 |
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
99
-14 (-12%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 100
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 99 | 10 | 9.9:1 | 45% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 9.1 | 10.9:1 | 49% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 9.8 | 9.4:1 | 51% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 113 | 10 | 11.3:1 | 31% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 126 | 10.2 | 12.4:1 | 44% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 117 | 8 | 14.6:1 | 28% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | 8 | 14.8:1 | 20% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 133 | 12 | 11.1:1 | 19% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 100 | 6 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fisher Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (126 to 99); teachers down 2% (10.2 to 10).
About Fisher Secondary
Fisher Secondary is a high school with a street address in FISHER, Minnesota. Its 99 students are spread across grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 73% smaller than the 371 average for high schools in Minnesota.
Fisher Public School District is the local district for Fisher Secondary. It runs 2 schools with 222 students.
Roughly 71% of students at Fisher Secondary are White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Native American. By comparison, Polk County residents are about 86% White. Fisher Secondary's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 10 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. That is lower than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 45% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Polk County.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, Fisher Secondary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Fisher Secondary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.7% and a predicted 40.6%.
Polk County has about 30,705 residents, and the median household income is $73,107, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Polk County has 20 public schools and roughly 5,075 students.
The closest public school to Fisher Secondary is Fisher Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Fisher Secondary is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Fisher Secondary ranks 6th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Fisher Secondary's location as Rural: Distant.
Fisher Secondary's enrollment dropped from 113 in 2020-21 to 99 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.9:1) than in 2020-21 (11.3:1).
Discussions about Fisher Secondary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,705
Census ACS
Median income
$73,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fisher Public School District
- Fisher ElementaryElementary · 123 students
Nearby schools
- Fisher Elementary0.0 mi · 123
- Northern Lights Academy8.2 mi · 5
- Washington Elementary8.7 mi · 42
- Crookston Pre-K Program8.7 mi · 27
- Crookston Secondary9.0 mi · 592
- Highland Elementary9.8 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Fisher SecondaryHow large is Fisher Secondary?
Fisher Secondary enrolls approximately 99 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Fisher Secondary serve?
Fisher Secondary serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fisher Secondary?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Fisher Secondary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fisher Secondary?
At Fisher Secondary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Fisher Secondary public or private?
Fisher Secondary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fisher Public School District.
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