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Enrollment
597
High
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271752000804
LINCOLN SECONDARY
300 S GARDEN ST, LAKE CITY, MN 55041 · (651) 345-4553 · Wabasha County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- B-Beats 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
19.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
170 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 18% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 LINCOLN SECONDARY
LINCOLN SECONDARY's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN SECONDARY this school | 597 | 28.5% | 43.8% |
| PERHAM SENIOR HIGH PERHAM | 529 | 26.7% | 58.8% |
| SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY SAUK CENTRE | 597 | 31.7% | 37.9% |
| Litchfield Senior High LITCHFIELD | 448 | 29.2% | 57.3% |
| Paynesville Area Secondary School PAYNESVILLE | 465 | 28.4% | 29.9% |
| EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH EAST GRAND FORKS | 608 | 30.3% | 35.1% |
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 LINCOLN SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #143 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #68 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #186 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #143 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #235 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #225 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #313 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #165 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
597
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 597 | 31.4 | 19.0:1 | 28% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 33.7 | 17.7:1 | 31% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 33.2 | 17.7:1 | 34% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 19% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 39.1 | 15.1:1 | 20% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 24% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 12% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINCOLN SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (589 to 597); teachers down 20% (39.1 to 31.4).
About LINCOLN SECONDARY
This page covers LINCOLN SECONDARY, a large high school in LAKE CITY, Minnesota. The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 597 students. That compares with an average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
The district, LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 2 schools serving 1,189 students.
Roughly 87% of students at LINCOLN SECONDARY are White. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic. Among people living in Wabasha County, the White share is about 95%. The diversity index for LINCOLN SECONDARY is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
LINCOLN SECONDARY has 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 28% at LINCOLN SECONDARY.
Among Minnesota public high schools, LINCOLN SECONDARY outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
LINCOLN SECONDARY scores 43.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Wabasha County show that the median household earns about $82,007 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Wabasha County, 11 public schools serve about 3,408 students.
BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of LINCOLN SECONDARY, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.4%; LINCOLN SECONDARY's is 43.8%, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES describes the area around LINCOLN SECONDARY as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 587 in 2020-21 and 597 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.3:1 to 19.0:1.
The allk12 page for LINCOLN SECONDARY lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wabasha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,565
Census ACS
Median income
$82,007
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,408 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 592 students
Other schools in LAKE CITY
- BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 592 students
- Lake City Credit RecoveryHigh
Other Lincoln Secondary schools
One other US public school is named Lincoln Secondary. LINCOLN SECONDARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- LINCOLN SECONDARYESKO, MN · 603 students
Nearby schools
- BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 592
- Pepin Elementary5.8 mi · 115
- Pepin High5.8 mi · 110
- Plum City Elementary13.5 mi · 85
- Red Wing Senior High13.7 mi · 762
- Plum City Middle School13.7 mi · 51
Frequently asked questions
About LINCOLN SECONDARYHow many students attend LINCOLN SECONDARY?
LINCOLN SECONDARY enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 07-12.
Is LINCOLN SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
LINCOLN SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does LINCOLN SECONDARY have?
LINCOLN SECONDARY employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
How diverse is LINCOLN SECONDARY?
LINCOLN SECONDARY reports a student body of 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees LINCOLN SECONDARY?
LINCOLN SECONDARY is overseen by LAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Wabasha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.