HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY

HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY is one of the modestly sized secondary schools in HILLS, Minnesota, run under HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 190 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 49% smaller than the state mean of about 371.

HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 343 students; HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY is among them.

In terms of who attends, HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 22% of students at HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Rock County shows median household earnings sit near $71,295, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rock County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,485 students), HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY, roughly 5.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 68.1%.

HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 201 (now 190). The White share of enrollment decreased from 98% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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