Enrollment
204
High
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271338000689
HANCOCK SEC.
371 HANCOCK AVE, HANCOCK, MN 56244 · (320) 392-5622 · Stevens County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
45 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
65.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
204
+56 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 17.3:1
% White
88%
was 91%
% Hispanic
9%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HANCOCK SEC.
Located at 371 HANCOCK AVE, in HANCOCK, Minnesota, HANCOCK SEC. is a cozy 9-12 campus that educates 204 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 45% leaner than the state mean of about 371.
Within HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 437 students, HANCOCK SEC. is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, HANCOCK SEC. records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, HANCOCK SEC. has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HANCOCK SEC. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Stevens County put median household earnings sit near $75,733, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HANCOCK SEC. is one of 7 public schools in Stevens County (combined enrollment of about 1,691 students).
The closest other public school is HANCOCK ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HANCOCK SEC. ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.1%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HANCOCK SEC. has climbed 38%, going from 148 students in 2018 to 204 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 5% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.
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Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,739
Census ACS
Median income
$75,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,691 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HANCOCK ELEMENTARYElementary · 233 students
Nearby schools
- HANCOCK ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 233
- Morris Area Secondary7.9 mi · 535
- Midwest Special Education Co-op8.0 mi · 20
- Morris Area Elementary8.0 mi · 557
- GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY14.5 mi · 97
- Minnewaska Area WIN Academy14.6 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About HANCOCK SEC.What is the total enrollment at HANCOCK SEC.?
HANCOCK SEC. enrolls approximately 204 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does HANCOCK SEC. serve?
HANCOCK SEC. serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at HANCOCK SEC.?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at HANCOCK SEC..
What is the racial breakdown of students at HANCOCK SEC.?
At HANCOCK SEC., the student body is approximately 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is HANCOCK SEC. public or private?
HANCOCK SEC. is a public K-12 school, overseen by HANCOCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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