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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272340001142

NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.

101 4TH AVE SW, NEW LONDON, MN 56273 · (320) 354-2252 · Kandiyohi County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Enrollment
448
High
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
89 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
116
Grade 10
105
Grade 11
118
Grade 12
109
Student demographics
White
42294%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
215%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 12%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 12%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22650%
Female
22250%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
60.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.2%
MN avg 45.3%
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
448
+11 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.4:1
% White
94%
was 92%
% Hispanic
5%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.

Set in NEW LONDON, Minnesota, NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. is a moderately sized secondary school, run under NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 448 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. sits 21% larger than that benchmark.

NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,518 students; NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. is among them.

In terms of who attends, NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. records that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kandiyohi County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.4%, the actual is 51.5%, a residual of -2.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kandiyohi County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,592 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Kandiyohi County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,213 students), NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. is one campus in the mix.

NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 38.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. has rose 3%, going from 437 students in 2018 to 448 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Kandiyohi County at a glance

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Population
44,079
Census ACS
Median income
$76,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,213 students

Quick facts

School name
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.
District
NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
101 4TH AVE SW, NEW LONDON, MN 56273
Phone
(320) 354-2252
County
Kandiyohi County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
448
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
89 (20%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
272340001142
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.
What is the total enrollment at NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.?
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. serve?
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at NEW LONDON-SPICER SR..
How diverse is NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.?
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. reports a student body of 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. public or private?
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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