Maple River Secondary

Maple River Secondary is one of the reasonably sized high schools in MAPLETON, Minnesota, run under MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 502 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 371.

Within MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 946 students, Maple River Secondary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Maple River Secondary shows that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Blue Earth County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Maple River Secondary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Maple River Secondary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Maple River Secondary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Blue Earth County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,477 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Blue Earth County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,034 students), of which Maple River Secondary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Maple River Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maple River Secondary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maple River Secondary has stayed largely flat, going from 511 students in 2018 to 502 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 94% to 88%.

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