LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY

LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY is a tight-knit 9-12 campus in BAUDETTE, Minnesota, part of LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 228 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY is one of 2 schools operated by LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 462 students overall.

On demographics, LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 12% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.1%; actual is 30.4%, a gap of -16.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lake of the Woods County) reports that median household earnings sit near $77,546, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake of the Woods County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467 students), of which LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 211 (now 228). The White share of enrollment edged down from 89% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.