Enrollment
228
High
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271757000809
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY
236 15TH AVE SW, BAUDETTE, MN 56623 · (218) 634-2510 · Lake of the Woods County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
76 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 6 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 15% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
25.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 →
Schools most like LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY this school | 228 | 33.3% | 30.4% |
| CHERRY SECONDARY IRON | 273 | 32.6% | 32.3% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY BARRETT | 229 | 34.5% | 57.5% |
| WABASSO SECONDARY WABASSO | 237 | 32.5% | 48.7% |
| BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY BATTLE LAKE | 184 | 32.6% | 51.6% |
| Ortonville Secondary ORTONVILLE | 228 | 33.8% | 41.5% |
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 LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #299 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #263 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #259 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #316 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #119 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.9% | #185 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #252 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #100 of 181 |
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
228
+17 (+8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 228 | 14.5 | 15.7:1 | 33% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 10.7 | 21.4:1 | 38% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 9.5 | 20.2:1 | 40% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 11 | 19.2:1 | 27% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 16 | 13.2:1 | 42% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 17 | 11.6:1 | 51% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 40% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 41% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (211 to 228); teachers down 9% (16 to 14.5).
About LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY is a small high school in BAUDETTE, Minnesota, under LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school's 228 students are in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 39% lower than the average for high schools in Minnesota, which is about 371.
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY is one of 2 schools in LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 462 students in total.
At LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY, White students make up 82% of the student body. Smaller groups are 12% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. By the diversity index, LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY comes in at 32%.
Teachers at LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY total 14.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.7:1. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is about 16.3:1. The school counts 76 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 33%. That is close to the 34% average for public schools in Lake of the Woods County.
The allk12 Grade for LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY is D. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY is 16.7 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Federal survey data for Lake of the Woods County show that median household income is about $77,546, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 3 public schools operate in Lake of the Woods County, serving about 467 students.
LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY is located less than a tenth of a mile from LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY. Nearby schools with test data average 40.3% proficiency; LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY posts 30.4%.
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The student count in 2024-25 was 228, 8% above the 211 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.2 to 15.7 over 4 years.
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Lake of the Woods County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,821
Census ACS
Median income
$77,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARYElementary · 234 students
Other schools in BAUDETTE
- LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARYElementary · 234 students
- INDUS ELEMENTARYCombined
- INDUS SECONDARYCombined
Nearby schools
- LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 234
- WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL34.5 mi · 548
- Warroad Early Childhood Special Edu34.5 mi · 13
- WARROAD ELEMENTARY34.5 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY?
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY enrolls approximately 228 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY serve?
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY?
At LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY?
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY is overseen by LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lake of the Woods County.
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