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McGregor Secondary

148 S 2ND ST, MCGREGOR, MN 55760 · (218) 768-2111 · Aitkin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
Enrollment
193
High
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
97 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 72613%
Grade 82513%
Grade 94021%
Grade 103418%
Grade 113116%
Grade 123719%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
14776%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
42%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
3619%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
9650%
Female
9750%

School pathway

Feeds from
McGregor ElementaryPK–06
Based on grade levels within McGregor Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
39.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
31.5%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 McGregor Secondary

McGregor Secondary's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
McGregor Secondary this school19350.3%32.8%
NASHWAUK SECONDARY
NASHWAUK
22851.8%35.3%
ISLE SECONDARY
ISLE
18849.5%28.8%
FOSSTON SECONDARY
FOSSTON
25649.6%45.2%
BLACKDUCK SECONDARY
BLACKDUCK
28450.0%33.1%
CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY
CLEARBROOK
20654.4%28.4%
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 McGregor Secondary ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Minnesota
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#273 of 397
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.5%#214 of 401
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#286 of 397
Enrollment
ranked largest first
193#347 of 764
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.3%#121 of 444
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 2024-25
Enrollment
193
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519316.211.9:150% (97)
2023-2421016.113.0:158% (121)
2022-2321613.116.5:163% (136)
2020-211981216.5:141% (82)
2017-1819415.612.4:151% (99)
2015-161801512.0:159% (106)
2010-111711511.4:160% (103)
2000-012771716.3:148% (134)
1990-912541814.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McGregor Secondary.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (194 to 193); teachers up 4% (15.6 to 16.2).

About McGregor Secondary

Among the schools in MCGREGOR, Minnesota, is McGregor Secondary, a small high school. Enrollment totals 193 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 48% below the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota.

The McGregor Public School District system has 3 schools and 414 students.

More than half of the students at McGregor Secondary are White (76%). Other reported shares: 19% Native American and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 93% White among all Aitkin County residents. The diversity index for McGregor Secondary is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its ratio of 11.9:1 is based on 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Aitkin County average a similar 47%.

Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.0%. McGregor Secondary scores 32.8%.

In the wider Aitkin County area, the median household earns about $60,833 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. McGregor Secondary shares Aitkin County with 9 other public schools.

McGregor Area Learning Program is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of McGregor Secondary, there are 2 other public schools. McGregor Secondary is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 198 to 193, a 3% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.9:1.

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Aitkin County at a glance

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Population
16,056
Census ACS
Median income
$60,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,670 students

Quick facts

School name
McGregor Secondary
District
McGregor Public School District
Address
148 S 2ND ST, MCGREGOR, MN 55760
Phone
(218) 768-2111
County
Aitkin County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
193
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
97 (50%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
271917000904
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About McGregor Secondary
How large is McGregor Secondary?
McGregor Secondary enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 07-12.
Is McGregor Secondary an elementary, middle, or high school?
McGregor Secondary is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does McGregor Secondary have?
McGregor Secondary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is McGregor Secondary?
McGregor Secondary reports a student body of 76% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is McGregor Secondary in?
McGregor Secondary is part of McGregor Public School District.
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