McGregor Secondary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 19% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor Secondary this school | 193 | 50.3% | 32.8% |
| NASHWAUK SECONDARY NASHWAUK | 228 | 51.8% | 35.3% |
| ISLE SECONDARY ISLE | 188 | 49.5% | 28.8% |
| FOSSTON SECONDARY FOSSTON | 256 | 49.6% | 45.2% |
| BLACKDUCK SECONDARY BLACKDUCK | 284 | 50.0% | 33.1% |
| CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY CLEARBROOK | 206 | 54.4% | 28.4% |
Where McGregor Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 193 | 16.2 | 11.9:1 | 50% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 16.1 | 13.0:1 | 58% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 13.1 | 16.5:1 | 63% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 41% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 15.6 | 12.4:1 | 51% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 15 | 12.0:1 | 59% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 15 | 11.4:1 | 60% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | 48% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 18 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
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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