Fridley Senior High

Fridley Senior High is a roomy senior high in FRIDLEY, Minnesota, operated by Fridley Public School District. The school educates 796 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Fridley Senior High sits 115% above that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Fridley Public School District (2,712 students total), Fridley Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Fridley Senior High shows that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 20% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fridley Senior High has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Fridley Senior High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at Fridley Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Anoka County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Fridley Senior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.4%; this one delivers 26.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Anoka County put median household income runs about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Fridley Senior High is one of 145 public schools in Anoka County (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students).

Nearest neighbor: Transitions School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fridley Senior High at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 25.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fridley Senior High has contracted 11%, going from 892 students in 2018 to 796 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 35% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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