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Enrollment
453
High
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271356000699
HAWLEY SECONDARY
714 JOSEPH ST, HAWLEY, MN 56549 · (218) 483-3555 · Clay County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Minnesota public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
76 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 7 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 15% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Based on grade levels within HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
65.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.6%
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 60 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 HAWLEY SECONDARY
HAWLEY SECONDARY's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWLEY SECONDARY this school | 453 | 16.8% | 57.8% |
| RANDOLPH SECONDARY RANDOLPH | 430 | 17.2% | 16.6% |
| Pine Island High School PINE ISLAND | 487 | 15.6% | 40.5% |
| NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. NEW LONDON | 448 | 19.9% | 51.5% |
| KIMBALL SECONDARY KIMBALL | 413 | 20.3% | 42.0% |
| STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH STEWARTVILLE | 608 | 18.1% | 40.6% |
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 HAWLEY SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #33 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #21 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #43 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #183 of 764 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #32 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #314 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #417 of 444 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #145 of 181 | N/A |
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
453
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 453 | 35.7 | 12.7:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 21% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 26.1 | 15.9:1 | 20% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 18 | 23.9:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 26.6 | 16.6:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 14% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 24 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAWLEY SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (441 to 453); teachers up 34% (26.6 to 35.7).
About HAWLEY SECONDARY
HAWLEY SECONDARY is a high school with a street address in HAWLEY, Minnesota. The student body numbers 453 students, from grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Minnesota is about 371, so this school runs 22% bigger than that.
HAWLEY SECONDARY is part of a district of 3 schools: HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,058 students.
The student body at HAWLEY SECONDARY is 94% White. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic. Clay County's residents are about 85% White, 9 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
HAWLEY SECONDARY operates with 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.7:1. On average, high schools in Minnesota have 16.3:1, compared with 12.7:1 here. HAWLEY SECONDARY reports 17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Clay County.
The allk12 Grade for HAWLEY SECONDARY is A. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, HAWLEY SECONDARY is 1.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 57.8% actual, 56.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Census estimates describe Clay County this way: the median household income is $81,172, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides HAWLEY SECONDARY, Clay County has 31 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Glacial Ridge Transitional Skills P, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, HAWLEY SECONDARY is 2nd among 4 schools close by.
HAWLEY SECONDARY falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, HAWLEY SECONDARY's enrollment climbed 5%, to 453. The school's ratio fell from 23.9:1 to 12.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,059
Census ACS
Median income
$81,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAWLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 579 students
- SPRING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 26 students
Other schools in HAWLEY
- HAWLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 579 students
- Lake Agassiz Education CooperativeElementary · 103 students
- SPRING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 26 students
- INTENSIVE INTERAGENCY PROGRAMHigh · 16 students
- Glacial Ridge Transitional Skills PHigh · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Glacial Ridge Transitional Skills P0.1 mi · 15
- INTENSIVE INTERAGENCY PROGRAM0.1 mi · 16
- Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative0.1 mi · 103
- HAWLEY ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 579
- SPRING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY7.2 mi · 26
- Lake Park Audubon High School10.3 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About HAWLEY SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at HAWLEY SECONDARY?
HAWLEY SECONDARY enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does HAWLEY SECONDARY serve?
HAWLEY SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HAWLEY SECONDARY?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at HAWLEY SECONDARY.
What is the student diversity at HAWLEY SECONDARY?
Student demographics at HAWLEY SECONDARY are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HAWLEY SECONDARY?
HAWLEY SECONDARY is overseen by HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.