Menahga High School

Menahga High School is one of the mid-tier senior highs in MENAHGA, Minnesota, run under Menahga Public School District, with 450 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Menahga High School sits 21% above that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Menahga Public School District (987 students total), Menahga High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Menahga High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 47% of students at Menahga High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Menahga High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Wadena County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,467 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Wadena County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,201 students), of which Menahga High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: MENAHGA ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Menahga High School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Menahga High School has edged up 81%, going from 248 students in 2018 to 450 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 97% to 93%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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