MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH

MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH is a modestly sized middle-grades school in GLENWOOD, Minnesota, run under MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 212 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH sits 57% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,324 students total), MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. Compared to Pope County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Pope County shows median household earnings sit near $76,220, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Pope County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,421 students), of which MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is MINNEWASKA SECONDARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 54.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 19%: 178 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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