Red Wing Senior High

Set in RED WING, Minnesota, Red Wing Senior High is a sprawling four-year high school, operated by Red Wing Public School District. It instructs 762 students across grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 105% larger than typical.

Red Wing Public School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,225 students. Red Wing Senior High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Red Wing Senior High logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Red Wing Senior High has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Red Wing Senior High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.6%; actual is 22.6%, a gap of -26.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Goodhue County shows the typical household earns roughly $84,171 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Red Wing Senior High is one of 36 public schools in Goodhue County (combined enrollment of about 7,099 students).

The closest other public school is 5RiversOnline Secondary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Red Wing Senior High has ticked down 22%, going from 973 students in 2018 to 762 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Red Wing Senior High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.