NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY

As a rural-scale four-year high school in TWIN VALLEY, Minnesota, NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY works with 71 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within NORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 81% leaner than typical.

NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY is one of 2 schools operated by NORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 166 students overall.

Demographically, NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Norman County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY logs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.3%; this one comes in at 22.9%, -16.5 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Norman County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,260 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Norman County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 871 students), NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY's enrollment has decreased 46% since 2018, when it stood at 132 (now 71). Class-load math has fell: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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