MACCRAY Secondary

MACCRAY Secondary is one of the medium-sized four-year high schools in CLARA CITY, Minnesota, run under MACCRAY School District, with 402 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.

MACCRAY School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 722 students. MACCRAY Secondary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, MACCRAY Secondary shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MACCRAY Secondary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting MACCRAY Secondary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MACCRAY Secondary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Chippewa County indicate median household income runs about $71,458, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Chippewa County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,194 students), of which MACCRAY Secondary is one.

Nearest neighbor: MACCRAY Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, MACCRAY Secondary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 47%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 402 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 88% to 79%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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