ROSEAU SECONDARY

ROSEAU SECONDARY is a mid-sized 9-12 campus in ROSEAU, Minnesota, one of the schools within ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 527 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 42% above the state mean of about 371.

ROSEAU SECONDARY is one of 2 schools operated by ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 1,101 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ROSEAU SECONDARY reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Roseau County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ROSEAU SECONDARY has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages about 16.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 24% of students at ROSEAU SECONDARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Roseau County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, ROSEAU SECONDARY sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.4%; actual is 32.5%, a gap of -19.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Roseau County put median household income runs about $74,474, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. ROSEAU SECONDARY is one of 11 public schools in Roseau County (combined enrollment of about 2,582 students).

The closest other public school is ROSEAU ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROSEAU SECONDARY ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 547 students in 2018 compared to 527 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 95% to 88%.

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