MILACA SECONDARY HIGH

MILACA SECONDARY HIGH, a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in MILACA, Minnesota, overseen by MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 730 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 97% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

MILACA SECONDARY HIGH is one of 4 schools operated by MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 1,639 students overall.

Demographically, MILACA SECONDARY HIGH records that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest looks like 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting MILACA SECONDARY HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MILACA SECONDARY HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.2%; this one delivers 42.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Mille Lacs County indicate median household income runs about $72,729, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MILACA SECONDARY HIGH is one of 27 public schools in Mille Lacs County (combined enrollment of about 6,100 students).

The closest other public school is MILACA ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MILACA SECONDARY HIGH ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 821 students in 2018 compared to 730 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 95% to 91%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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