Enrollment
312
High
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271866000866
MAHNOMEN SECONDARY
209 1ST ST W, MAHNOMEN, MN 56557 · (218) 935-2213 · Mahnomen County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest 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
13.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 49.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
218 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 7 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 10% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
19.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 MAHNOMEN SECONDARY
MAHNOMEN SECONDARY's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAHNOMEN SECONDARY this school | 312 | 69.9% | 21.0% |
| CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY CASS LAKE | 263 | 75.7% | 11.5% |
| WAUBUN SECONDARY WAUBUN | 283 | 58.3% | 26.3% |
| RED LAKE SECONDARY RED LAKE | 377 | 82.0% | 10.5% |
| TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL BEMIDJI | 144 | 63.9% | 34.1% |
| Onamia High School ONAMIA | 224 | 81.7% | 17.6% |
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 MAHNOMEN SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #373 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #314 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #378 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #256 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #56 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #110 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #52 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.0% | #58 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
312
+40 (+15%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 312 | 23.3 | 13.4:1 | 70% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 22.9 | 13.4:1 | 71% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 25.5 | 11.5:1 | 73% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 65% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 26 | 10.3:1 | 75% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 74% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 65% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 33 | 10.1:1 | 51% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAHNOMEN SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (269 to 312); teachers down 10% (26 to 23.3).
About MAHNOMEN SECONDARY
MAHNOMEN SECONDARY sits in MAHNOMEN, Minnesota, and is classified as a high school. It offers grades 7 through 12 and has 312 students enrolled.
MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 674 students in 3 schools, and MAHNOMEN SECONDARY is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at MAHNOMEN SECONDARY is Native American: 69%. Next come 17% multiracial, 10% White, and 4% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MAHNOMEN SECONDARY scores 49%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The school has 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.4:1 compares with an average of 16.3:1 for high schools in Minnesota. Federal data show 70% of students (218) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Mahnomen County average a similar 72%.
Among Minnesota public high schools, MAHNOMEN SECONDARY outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.5% for MAHNOMEN SECONDARY. The school posts 21.0%, 6.5 points below the prediction.
For Mahnomen County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $59,441 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting MAHNOMEN SECONDARY, Mahnomen County has 8 public schools.
MAHNOMEN AREA LEARNING CENTER is less than a tenth of a mile from MAHNOMEN SECONDARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 21.0% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, MAHNOMEN SECONDARY had a net gain of 40 students, or 15%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.3:1 in 2020-21, and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Mahnomen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,358
Census ACS
Median income
$59,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,284 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MAHNOMEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 319 students
- MAHNOMEN AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 43 students
Other schools in MAHNOMEN
- MAHNOMEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 319 students
- MAHNOMEN AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 43 students
Nearby schools
- MAHNOMEN AREA LEARNING CENTER0.0 mi · 43
- MAHNOMEN ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 319
- WAUBUN SECONDARY9.3 mi · 283
- Waubun ALC9.3 mi · 31
- WAUBUN ELEMENTARY9.3 mi · 162
- NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY14.2 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About MAHNOMEN SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at MAHNOMEN SECONDARY?
MAHNOMEN SECONDARY enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 07-12.
Is MAHNOMEN SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MAHNOMEN SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at MAHNOMEN SECONDARY?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at MAHNOMEN SECONDARY.
What is the student diversity at MAHNOMEN SECONDARY?
Student demographics at MAHNOMEN SECONDARY are roughly 10% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is MAHNOMEN SECONDARY in?
MAHNOMEN SECONDARY is part of MAHNOMEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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