Enrollment
157
High
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271248000618
FULDA SECONDARY
410 COLLEGE AVE, FULDA, MN 56131 · (507) 425-2514 · Murray County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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
15.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
63 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 15% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
23.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 FULDA SECONDARY
FULDA SECONDARY's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FULDA SECONDARY this school | 157 | 40.1% | 32.1% |
| ADRIAN SECONDARY ADRIAN | 155 | 35.5% | 41.8% |
| GFW High School WINTHROP | 211 | 37.4% | 29.6% |
| Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary OKABENA | 137 | 45.3% | 27.0% |
| Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda HECTOR | 245 | 40.8% | 39.8% |
| Wheaton Secondary WHEATON | 175 | 40.6% | 33.4% |
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 FULDA SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #286 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #286 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #300 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #374 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #189 of 444 |
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
157
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 157 | 10.3 | 15.2:1 | 40% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 13 | 13.0:1 | 40% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 12.1 | 14.6:1 | 50% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 29% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 11.7 | 12.6:1 | 37% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 174 | 13 | 13.4:1 | 36% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 212 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 33% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 27% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 21 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FULDA SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (147 to 157); teachers down 12% (11.7 to 10.3).
About FULDA SECONDARY
Students in FULDA, Minnesota, attend FULDA SECONDARY, a small high school. A federal count lists 157 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Minnesota is about 371, so this school runs 58% smaller than that.
FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees FULDA SECONDARY and 1 other school, with 336 students in total.
White students are the majority at FULDA SECONDARY, with 76% of enrollment. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. FULDA SECONDARY's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
FULDA SECONDARY's 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.2:1. On average, high schools in Minnesota have 16.3:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%. For comparison, public schools in Murray County average 40%.
allk12 grades FULDA SECONDARY a C. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, FULDA SECONDARY's results are 11.4 points below predicted: 32.1% against 43.5%.
Census estimates describe Murray County this way: the median household income is $74,033, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides FULDA SECONDARY, Murray County has 5 other public schools.
The nearest public school is FULDA ELEMENTARY, at about 0.2 miles. Nearby schools with test data average 42.2% proficiency; FULDA SECONDARY posts 32.1%.
NCES assigns FULDA SECONDARY the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 155 in 2020-21 to 157 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students. The school's ratio rose from 14.1:1 to 15.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Murray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,097
Census ACS
Median income
$74,033
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,057 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FULDA ELEMENTARYElementary · 179 students
Nearby schools
- FULDA ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 179
- Murray County Central High School10.8 mi · 328
- Murray County Central Elementary10.8 mi · 137
- West Elementary11.2 mi · 256
- Round Lake-Brewster Elementary14.0 mi · 377
- Round Lake-Brewster Middle School14.0 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About FULDA SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at FULDA SECONDARY?
FULDA SECONDARY enrolls approximately 157 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does FULDA SECONDARY serve?
FULDA SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at FULDA SECONDARY?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at FULDA SECONDARY.
What is the student diversity at FULDA SECONDARY?
Student demographics at FULDA SECONDARY are roughly 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is FULDA SECONDARY public or private?
FULDA SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by FULDA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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