Enrollment
224
High
DISTRICT 126 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272505001196
Onamia High School
35465 125TH AVE, ONAMIA, MN 56359 · (320) 532-4174 · Mille Lacs County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
183 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 22% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
12.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Onamia High School
Onamia High School's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onamia High School this school | 224 | 81.7% | 17.6% |
| Voyageurs Expeditionary School BEMIDJI | 83 | 81.9% | 17.9% |
| CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY CASS LAKE | 263 | 75.7% | 11.5% |
| NORTHLAND SECONDARY REMER | 149 | 71.8% | 23.6% |
| RED LAKE SECONDARY RED LAKE | 377 | 82.0% | 10.5% |
| MAHNOMEN SECONDARY MAHNOMEN | 312 | 69.9% | 21.0% |
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 Onamia High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Mille Lacs County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #379 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #371 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #381 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #318 of 764 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #123 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #68 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #27 of 444 | 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
224
+120 (+115%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 224 | 14.3 | 15.7:1 | 82% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 11.1 | 21.2:1 | 80% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 10.8 | 21.8:1 | 71% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 10 | 10.4:1 | 49% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 12.4 | 8.0:1 | 64% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 61% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 57% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 38% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Onamia High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 126% (99 to 224); teachers up 15% (12.4 to 14.3).
About Onamia High School
ONAMIA, Minnesota, is home to Onamia High School, a small high school. It teaches 224 students in grades 7 through 12. That is 40% below the average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
District-wide, ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 6 schools and 556 students.
The largest group at Onamia High School is Native American students, at 50%. Smaller groups are 35% White, 9% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Onamia High School scores 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school has 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Federal data show 82% of students (183) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 44% average among public schools in Mille Lacs County.
Among Minnesota public high schools, Onamia High School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
In Minnesota, Onamia High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 17.6% actual against a predicted 21.1%.
In the surrounding county, Mille Lacs County, the median household earns about $72,729 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Mille Lacs County has 27 public schools with about 6,100 students, including Onamia High School.
Onamia High School's closest public school neighbor is Onamia Primary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Onamia High School holds 5 other public schools. Onamia High School's average proficiency of 17.6% compares with 32.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Reported enrollment: 104 (2020-21) and 224 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher increased from 10.4 in 2020-21 to 15.7 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Onamia High School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Mille Lacs County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,125
Census ACS
Median income
$72,729
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
6,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Onamia Elementary SchoolElementary · 131 students
- Onamia Primary SchoolElementary · 130 students
- Onamia AcademyCombined · 36 students
- KOKESH AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 28 students
- SUCCESSMiddle · 7 students
Other schools in ONAMIA
- Onamia Elementary SchoolElementary · 131 students
- Onamia Primary SchoolElementary · 130 students
- Nay-Ah-Shing SchoolCombined · 125 students
- Onamia AcademyCombined · 36 students
- KOKESH AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 28 students
- SUCCESSMiddle · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Onamia Primary School0.0 mi · 130
- SUCCESS0.0 mi · 7
- Onamia Elementary School0.0 mi · 131
- KOKESH AREA LEARNING CENTER0.7 mi · 28
- Onamia Academy0.7 mi · 36
- Nay-Ah-Shing School9.0 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Onamia High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Onamia High School?
Onamia High School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 07-12.
Is Onamia High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Onamia High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Onamia High School have?
Onamia High School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Onamia High School?
At Onamia High School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Onamia High School public or private?
Onamia High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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