Enrollment
184
High
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 273045001290
LAFAYETTE SECONDARY
404 CHAMPAGNE AVE, RED LAKE FALLS, MN 56750 · (218) 253-2163 · Red Lake County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Minnesota public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
59 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 12% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 LAFAYETTE SECONDARY
LAFAYETTE SECONDARY's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAFAYETTE SECONDARY this school | 184 | 32.1% | 45.7% |
| BOLD Senior High School OLIVIA | 203 | 33.5% | 31.6% |
| BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY BATTLE LAKE | 184 | 32.6% | 51.6% |
| Ortonville Secondary ORTONVILLE | 228 | 33.8% | 41.5% |
| Red Lake County Central High School OKLEE | 153 | 33.3% | 38.5% |
| KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGH KENYON | 230 | 27.8% | 39.7% |
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 LAFAYETTE SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #124 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #83 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #156 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #355 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #270 of 444 |
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
184
+19 (+12%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 184 | 14.5 | 12.7:1 | 32% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 14.5 | 12.2:1 | 32% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 11.4 | 14.3:1 | 32% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 10 | 16.5:1 | 20% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 15.7 | 10.8:1 | 32% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 28% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 16 | 10.7:1 | 30% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 246 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 29% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAFAYETTE SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (170 to 184); teachers down 8% (15.7 to 14.5).
About LAFAYETTE SECONDARY
Students in RED LAKE FALLS, Minnesota, attend LAFAYETTE SECONDARY, a small high school. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 184 students. By comparison, high schools in Minnesota enroll about 371 students on average.
RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. oversees LAFAYETTE SECONDARY and 1 other school, with 421 students in total.
White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at LAFAYETTE SECONDARY are from different groups.
LAFAYETTE SECONDARY reported 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.7:1. The school's 12.7:1 compares with an average of 16.3:1 for high schools in Minnesota. Roughly 32% of students at LAFAYETTE SECONDARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, LAFAYETTE SECONDARY lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Minnesota public high schools.
The model predicts 47.8% for a school in Minnesota with LAFAYETTE SECONDARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. LAFAYETTE SECONDARY posts 45.7%.
Red Lake County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $77,188 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. LAFAYETTE SECONDARY shares Red Lake County with 5 other public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY, is the closest to LAFAYETTE SECONDARY. On proficiency, LAFAYETTE SECONDARY is behind the 45.7% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
Locale data from NCES put LAFAYETTE SECONDARY in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment figures show a rise of 19 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Red Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,915
Census ACS
Median income
$77,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
764 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARYElementary · 237 students
Other schools in RED LAKE FALLS
- J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARYElementary · 237 students
- PINE TO PRAIRIE COOP. CTR.High
Nearby schools
- J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 237
- Red Lake County Central Elementary11.1 mi · 178
- CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY15.7 mi · 727
- Highland Elementary16.0 mi · 474
- Crookston Secondary16.3 mi · 592
- NORTHWEST AREA LEARNING CENTER16.8 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About LAFAYETTE SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at LAFAYETTE SECONDARY?
LAFAYETTE SECONDARY enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does LAFAYETTE SECONDARY serve?
LAFAYETTE SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does LAFAYETTE SECONDARY have?
LAFAYETTE SECONDARY employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is LAFAYETTE SECONDARY?
LAFAYETTE SECONDARY reports a student body of 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees LAFAYETTE SECONDARY?
LAFAYETTE SECONDARY is overseen by RED LAKE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. in Red Lake County.
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