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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271807000047

Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High

901 E FERRY ST, LE SUEUR, MN 56058 · (507) 665-5800 · Le Sueur County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Enrollment
500
High
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
153 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
68
Grade 7
74
Grade 8
77
Grade 9
78
Grade 10
79
Grade 11
61
Grade 12
63
Student demographics
White
39679%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
7916%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 12%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7%
Two+
163%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7%
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
Male
25050%
Female
25050%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
65.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.2%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
500
+196 (+64%) vs 2017
% White
79%
was 78%
% Hispanic
16%
was 16%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High

Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High is a high school of average-sized scale in LE SUEUR, Minnesota, part of LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 500 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 371.

Within LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,134 students, Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 58.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Le Sueur County shows median household earnings sit near $94,968, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Le Sueur County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,869 students), Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High is one campus in the mix.

LE SUEUR-HENDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 32.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High's enrollment has ticked up 64% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 500).

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Le Sueur County at a glance

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Population
29,113
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,869 students

Quick facts

School name
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High
District
LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
901 E FERRY ST, LE SUEUR, MN 56058
Phone
(507) 665-5800
County
Le Sueur County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
500
Teachers (FTE)
0
Free/Reduced lunch
153 (31%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
271807000047
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in LE SUEUR
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Frequently asked questions

About Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High
What is the total enrollment at Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High?
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High serve?
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High is approximately not reported (0 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High?
At Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High, the student body is approximately 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High in?
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High is part of LE SUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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