Enrollment
362
High
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 272352001156
NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY
209 N HAYES AVE, NEW YORK MILLS, MN 56567 · (218) 385-4211 · Otter Tail County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
154 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
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Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
57.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
362
+40 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.9:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY
NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY is one of the mid-tier 9-12 campuss in NEW YORK MILLS, Minnesota, run under NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., with 362 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12.
NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY is one of 2 schools operated by NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., a district that works with 822 students overall.
In terms of who attends, NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder comes out to 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.
Around the school, census data for Otter Tail County shows median household earnings sit near $72,255, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Otter Tail County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,503 students), NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY is one campus in the mix.
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.5%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 362).
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Otter Tail County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,475
Census ACS
Median income
$72,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
8,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 460 students
Other schools in NEW YORK MILLS
- NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 460
- HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY10.7 mi · 578
- PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE10.7 mi · 526
- PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER10.8 mi · 38
- PERHAM SENIOR HIGH10.8 mi · 529
- WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE12.3 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY?
NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY serve?
NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY?
At NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY in?
NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY is part of NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
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