FOSSTON SECONDARY

FOSSTON SECONDARY is a secondary school of close-knit scale in FOSSTON, Minnesota, one of the schools within FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 256 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 596 students; FOSSTON SECONDARY is among them.

Demographically, FOSSTON SECONDARY logs that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 11% Native American, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting FOSSTON SECONDARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FOSSTON SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Polk County put the typical household earns roughly $73,107 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. FOSSTON SECONDARY is one of 20 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 5,075 students).

Nearest neighbor: MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY, around 0.3 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOSSTON SECONDARY at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 38.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. FOSSTON SECONDARY's enrollment has declined 19% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 256). White enrollment moved from 87% to 81% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for FOSSTON SECONDARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.