Enrollment
296
High
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272127001068
MINNEOTA SECONDARY
504 N MONROE ST, MINNEOTA, MN 56264 · (507) 872-6175 · Lyon County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Minnesota public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
72 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 15% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 60% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 MINNEOTA SECONDARY
MINNEOTA SECONDARY's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNEOTA SECONDARY this school | 296 | 24.3% | 57.2% |
| ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL ROYALTON | 293 | 23.5% | 35.3% |
| JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC JANESVILLE | 312 | 26.3% | 50.9% |
| WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN SR. WATERVILLE | 232 | 24.6% | 44.5% |
| PARKERS PRAIRIE SECONDARY PARKERS PRAIRIE | 280 | 26.1% | 34.6% |
| LUVERNE SENIOR HIGH LUVERNE | 351 | 24.2% | 50.7% |
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 MINNEOTA SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #37 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #30 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #61 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #265 of 764 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #117 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #283 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.3% | #355 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #142 of 181 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
296
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 24% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 30% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 12.8 | 21.9:1 | 30% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 12 | 23.8:1 | 20% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 26% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 28% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 17 | 13.4:1 | 35% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 17% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MINNEOTA SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (287 to 296); teachers unchanged (19 to 19).
About MINNEOTA SECONDARY
MINNEOTA SECONDARY is a small high school in MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in MINNEOTA, Minnesota. It offers grades 7 through 12 and has 296 students enrolled. It has 20% fewer students than the average for high schools in Minnesota (about 371).
MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 554 students in 2 schools, and MINNEOTA SECONDARY is one of those schools.
At MINNEOTA SECONDARY, 91% of students are White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 82% White share among all Lyon County residents. The diversity index for MINNEOTA SECONDARY is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at MINNEOTA SECONDARY, giving a ratio of 15.6:1. High schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. A total of 72 students, or 24%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Lyon County.
On the allk12 Grade, MINNEOTA SECONDARY lands at A, ahead of 92% of Minnesota public high schools.
MINNEOTA SECONDARY scores 57.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lyon County show that the median household earns about $75,303 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Lyon County has 21 public schools with about 4,803 students, including MINNEOTA SECONDARY.
Measured in a straight line, MINNEOTA ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile from MINNEOTA SECONDARY. The nearest schools with test data average 42.2%, lower than MINNEOTA SECONDARY's 57.2%.
MINNEOTA SECONDARY falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, MINNEOTA SECONDARY had a net gain of 11 students, or 4%. By 2024-25, the school had 15.6 students per teacher, compared with 23.8 in 2020-21.
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Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,503
Census ACS
Median income
$75,303
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MINNEOTA ELEMENTARYElementary · 258 students
Nearby schools
- MINNEOTA ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 258
- Marshall Career and Technical Insti11.5 mi · 2
- Project Search-Avera Marshall12.8 mi · 9
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL12.9 mi · 655
- Lynd Middle School13.0 mi · 71
- LYND ELEMENTARY13.0 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About MINNEOTA SECONDARYHow large is MINNEOTA SECONDARY?
MINNEOTA SECONDARY enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does MINNEOTA SECONDARY serve?
MINNEOTA SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does MINNEOTA SECONDARY have?
MINNEOTA SECONDARY employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
How diverse is MINNEOTA SECONDARY?
MINNEOTA SECONDARY reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MINNEOTA SECONDARY?
MINNEOTA SECONDARY is overseen by MINNEOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lyon County.
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