Enrollment
234
High
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271428000749
HOUSTON SECONDARY
306 W ELM ST, HOUSTON, MN 55943 · (507) 896-5323 · Houston County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
73 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
19.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
234
+37 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 11.0:1
% White
95%
was 93%
% Hispanic
0%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HOUSTON SECONDARY
HOUSTON SECONDARY is one of the close-knit four-year high schools in HOUSTON, Minnesota, run under HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 234 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.
HOUSTON SECONDARY is one of 6 schools operated by HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 1,934 students overall.
Looking at the student body, HOUSTON SECONDARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Houston County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HOUSTON SECONDARY has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting HOUSTON SECONDARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at HOUSTON SECONDARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, HOUSTON SECONDARY is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.3%; HOUSTON SECONDARY posts 25.2%, -23.1 points below that line.
In the broader community, census data for Houston County shows median household income runs about $79,825, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Houston County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,089 students), HOUSTON SECONDARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Minnesota Virtual Academy Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HOUSTON SECONDARY comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOUSTON SECONDARY has climbed 19%, going from 197 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,653
Census ACS
Median income
$79,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
4,089 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Minnesota Virtual Academy HighHigh · 706 students
- Minnesota Virtual Academy ElementarElementary · 392 students
- Minnesota Virtual Academy MiddleMiddle · 333 students
- HOUSTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 247 students
- SUMMIT LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 22 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Minnesota Virtual Academy HighHigh · 706 students
- Minnesota Virtual Academy ElementarElementary · 392 students
- Minnesota Virtual Academy MiddleMiddle · 333 students
- HOUSTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 247 students
- RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 97 students
- SUMMIT LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Minnesota Virtual Academy Middle0.0 mi · 333
- SUMMIT LEARNING PROGRAM0.0 mi · 22
- Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar0.0 mi · 392
- Minnesota Virtual Academy High0.0 mi · 706
- HOUSTON ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 247
- CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH8.8 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About HOUSTON SECONDARYHow many students attend HOUSTON SECONDARY?
HOUSTON SECONDARY enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does HOUSTON SECONDARY serve?
HOUSTON SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at HOUSTON SECONDARY?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at HOUSTON SECONDARY.
What is the student diversity at HOUSTON SECONDARY?
Student demographics at HOUSTON SECONDARY are roughly 95% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is HOUSTON SECONDARY in?
HOUSTON SECONDARY is part of HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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