Enrollment
153
High
DISTRICT 114 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH·NCES 270038504735
Red Lake County Central High School
201 GOVERNOR ST, OKLEE, MN 56742 · (218) 796-5136 · Red Lake County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
11.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
51 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 15% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
40.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Red Lake County Central High School
Red Lake County Central High School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lake County Central High School this school | 153 | 33.3% | 38.5% |
| Stephen-Argyle Central High School STEPHEN | 124 | 33.1% | 40.8% |
| BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY BATTLE LAKE | 184 | 32.6% | 51.6% |
| MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL HENDERSON | 136 | 33.1% | 28.1% |
| HENNING SECONDARY HENNING | 171 | 35.7% | 36.9% |
| Martin County West Senior High SHERBURN | 187 | 32.1% | 21.2% |
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 Red Lake County Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #207 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #134 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #253 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #380 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #251 of 444 |
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
153
-21 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 153 | 13.8 | 11.1:1 | 33% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 14.1 | 10.8:1 | 38% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 43% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 12 | 14.5:1 | 33% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 14.4 | 11.7:1 | 45% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 162 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 48% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Lake County Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (169 to 153); teachers down 4% (14.4 to 13.8).
About Red Lake County Central High School
Red Lake County Central High School is a small high school. Its address is in OKLEE, Minnesota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 153 students in grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Minnesota is about 371 students, so this school is 59% smaller than average.
Red Lake County Central High School is one school in a 3-school district, RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH, which enrolls 343 students.
The large majority of students at Red Lake County Central High School, 89%, are White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Red Lake County Central High School comes in at 21%.
With 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Red Lake County Central High School was 11.1:1. Among high schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 16.3:1. Red Lake County Central High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 33%.
Red Lake County Central High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Red Lake County Central High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.5% is 8.7 points below the 47.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Red Lake County show that median household income is about $77,188, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 6 public schools in Red Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 764.
RLCC Elementary at Oklee is located less than a tenth of a mile from Red Lake County Central High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 47.7% proficiency; Red Lake County Central High School posts 38.5%.
Red Lake County Central High School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Red Lake County Central High School had 174 students in 2020-21 and 153 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.5:1 to 11.1:1.
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Red Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,915
Census ACS
Median income
$77,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
764 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH
- Red Lake County Central ElementaryElementary · 178 students
- RLCC Elementary at OkleeElementary · 12 students
Nearby schools
- RLCC Elementary at Oklee0.0 mi · 12
- Red Lake County Central Elementary9.9 mi · 178
- WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY13.2 mi · 211
- WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY13.2 mi · 247
- FOSSTON SECONDARY19.0 mi · 256
- MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY19.1 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Red Lake County Central High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Red Lake County Central High School?
Red Lake County Central High School enrolls approximately 153 students in grades 07-12.
Is Red Lake County Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Lake County Central High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Red Lake County Central High School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Red Lake County Central High School.
How diverse is Red Lake County Central High School?
Red Lake County Central High School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Red Lake County Central High School public or private?
Red Lake County Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.