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Enrollment
588
High
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271224000591
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH
621 PENN ST, FOLEY, MN 56329 · (320) 968-7246 · Benton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Minnesota public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
19.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
137 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 139 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 153 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 155 | 26% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 FOLEY SENIOR HIGH
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOLEY SENIOR HIGH this school | 588 | 23.3% | 44.5% |
| HEALY SECONDARY PIERZ | 607 | 24.5% | 53.4% |
| ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH ANNANDALE | 611 | 21.9% | 61.5% |
| Watertown Mayer High WATERTOWN | 516 | 22.5% | 44.2% |
| MINNEWASKA SECONDARY GLENWOOD | 424 | 23.3% | 45.4% |
| Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec LAKE CRYSTAL | 506 | 23.9% | 42.0% |
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 FOLEY SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #133 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #227 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #86 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #148 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #271 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.7% | #332 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #364 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #80 of 146 |
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
588
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 34.5:1
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 | 588 | 29.5 | 19.9:1 | 23% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 32.1 | 18.8:1 | 30% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 17.9 | 34.6:1 | 29% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 18 | 34.5:1 | 16% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 30.3 | 21.3:1 | 29% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 29 | 21.1:1 | 28% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 35% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 18% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOLEY SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (645 to 588); teachers down 3% (30.3 to 29.5).
About FOLEY SENIOR HIGH
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH is a public large high school in FOLEY, Minnesota. Its 588 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Minnesota is about 371 students.
FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 3 schools, FOLEY SENIOR HIGH included, with 1,921 students in all.
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH enrolls a student body that is 97% White. Census figures show Benton County is about 87% White. FOLEY SENIOR HIGH has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at FOLEY SENIOR HIGH total 29.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.9:1. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 137 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 23%. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Benton County is 12 points.
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, FOLEY SENIOR HIGH would be expected to post about 52.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Benton County show that median household income is about $74,410, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 16 public schools in Benton County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,680.
The nearest other public school, FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of FOLEY SENIOR HIGH. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, FOLEY SENIOR HIGH is 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, FOLEY SENIOR HIGH is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 19.9 students per teacher, compared with 34.5 in 2020-21.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,593
Census ACS
Median income
$74,410
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYMiddle · 781 students
- FOLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 552 students
Other schools in FOLEY
- FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYMiddle · 781 students
- FOLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 552 students
- ALC - FoleyHigh
Nearby schools
- FOLEY INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 781
- FOLEY ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 552
- ALC - Sauk Rapids11.3 mi · 59
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High11.3 mi · 1,319
- Mississippi Heights Elementary12.9 mi · 808
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School13.0 mi · 1,055
Frequently asked questions
About FOLEY SENIOR HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at FOLEY SENIOR HIGH?
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 588 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does FOLEY SENIOR HIGH serve?
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FOLEY SENIOR HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOLEY SENIOR HIGH is approximately 19.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FOLEY SENIOR HIGH?
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is FOLEY SENIOR HIGH public or private?
FOLEY SENIOR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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