LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH

LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH, a middle-of-the-pack senior high in THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, run under THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 521 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 40% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,725 students. LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH is one of those campuses.

Demographically, LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.5%; actual is 33.5%, a gap of -14.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pennington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,325 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH is one of 7 public schools in Pennington County (combined enrollment of about 2,000 students).

The closest other public school is NORTHWEST AREA LEARNING CENTER, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 579 students in 2018 compared to 521 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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