HAYFIELD SECONDARY

HAYFIELD SECONDARY is a four-year high school of average-sized scale in HAYFIELD, Minnesota, run under HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 319 students in grades 6 through 12.

HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 621 students; HAYFIELD SECONDARY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HAYFIELD SECONDARY reports that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dodge County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HAYFIELD SECONDARY reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting HAYFIELD SECONDARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at HAYFIELD SECONDARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dodge County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HAYFIELD SECONDARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.2%, the actual is 33.3%, a residual of -10.9 points.

In the broader community, census data for Dodge County shows median household earnings sit near $95,739, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HAYFIELD SECONDARY is one of 13 public schools in Dodge County (combined enrollment of about 3,838 students).

The closest other public school is HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAYFIELD SECONDARY at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 390 students in 2018 compared to 319 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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