Enrollment
382
High
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG·NCES 271712000023
KERKHOVEN SECONDARY
302 N 15TH ST, KERKHOVEN, MN 56252 · (320) 264-1412 · Swift County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
127 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% 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
382
+122 (+47%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.7:1
% White
77%
was 91%
% Hispanic
18%
was 8%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KERKHOVEN SECONDARY
KERKHOVEN SECONDARY is a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in KERKHOVEN, Minnesota, overseen by KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG. The school enrolls 382 students in grades 7 through 12.
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 777 students; KERKHOVEN SECONDARY is among them.
On demographics, KERKHOVEN SECONDARY lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 18% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, KERKHOVEN SECONDARY has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Swift County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, KERKHOVEN SECONDARY is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 47.2%; KERKHOVEN SECONDARY posts 29.0%, -18.2 points below that line.
Across the wider county, Swift County reports that median household income runs about $60,412, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Swift County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students), KERKHOVEN SECONDARY is one campus in the mix.
MURDOCK ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, KERKHOVEN SECONDARY comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.0%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 47%: 260 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 91% to 77%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.
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Swift County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,748
Census ACS
Median income
$60,412
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG
- MURDOCK ELEMENTARYElementary · 395 students
Nearby schools
- MURDOCK ELEMENTARY4.0 mi · 395
- Roosevelt Elementary13.9 mi · 580
- Jefferson Learning Center14.0 mi · 89
- Jefferson Early Learning Center14.0 mi · 26
- Willmar Area Learning Center14.1 mi · 91
- Kennedy Elementary14.4 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About KERKHOVEN SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at KERKHOVEN SECONDARY?
KERKHOVEN SECONDARY enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does KERKHOVEN SECONDARY serve?
KERKHOVEN SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at KERKHOVEN SECONDARY?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at KERKHOVEN SECONDARY.
What is the student diversity at KERKHOVEN SECONDARY?
Student demographics at KERKHOVEN SECONDARY are roughly 77% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is KERKHOVEN SECONDARY in?
KERKHOVEN SECONDARY is part of KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG.
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