Enrollment
380
High
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RTR PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270029403692
RTR Secondary School
111 COUNTY HIGHWAY 8, TYLER, MN 56178 · (507) 247-5913 · Lincoln County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
134 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 6 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 13% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 RTR Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 RTR Secondary School
RTR Secondary School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTR Secondary School this school | 380 | 35.3% | 41.8% |
| NRHEG SECONDARY NEW RICHLAND | 408 | 36.8% | 33.6% |
| BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY BRAHAM | 354 | 34.7% | 36.4% |
| Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. BELGRADE | 316 | 34.5% | 35.8% |
| Jackson County Central Senior High JACKSON | 332 | 35.2% | 45.9% |
| OSAKIS SECONDARY OSAKIS | 415 | 32.0% | 40.9% |
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 RTR Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #165 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #90 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #236 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #218 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #80 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #275 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #235 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
380
+181 (+91%) vs 2020
+118% since 2010-11, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 28.4:1
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 | 380 | 26.5 | 14.3:1 | 35% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 26.9 | 14.0:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 17.6 | 20.4:1 | 35% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 7 | 28.4:1 | 28% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 13.2 | 12.6:1 | 31% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 13 | 11.9:1 | 32% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 30% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RTR Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 128% (167 to 380); teachers up 100% (13.2 to 26.5).
About RTR Secondary School
At 111 COUNTY HIGHWAY 8 in TYLER, Minnesota, RTR Secondary School operates as a medium-sized high school. Its 380 students are spread across grades 6 through 12.
RTR Secondary School is among 2 schools run by RTR Public Schools, which serves 646 students.
White students are the large majority at RTR Secondary School, with 91% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, RTR Secondary School comes in at 17%.
Federal staffing data show 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at RTR Secondary School and a ratio of 14.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 35% of enrollment. That is close to the 37% average for public schools in Lincoln County.
allk12 grades RTR Secondary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.1%. RTR Secondary School scores 41.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lincoln County show that median household income is about $69,694, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. RTR Secondary School is one of 12 public schools in Lincoln County, which together enroll about 1,063 students.
The shortest distance from RTR Secondary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to RTR Elementary School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. On state test proficiency, RTR Secondary School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
RTR Secondary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
RTR Secondary School reported 199 students in 2020-21 and 380 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.3:1, from 28.4:1.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,603
Census ACS
Median income
$69,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RTR Public Schools
- RTR Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- RTR ALPCombined
Other schools in TYLER
- RTR Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- RTR ALCHigh
- RTR ALPCombined
Nearby schools
- RTR Elementary School0.0 mi · 266
- LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY7.1 mi · 100
- LAKE BENTON SECONDARY7.1 mi · 2
- Heartland Elementary9.8 mi · 12
- Lincoln Elementary - Ivanhoe14.2 mi · 71
- Lynd Middle School14.5 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About RTR Secondary SchoolHow large is RTR Secondary School?
RTR Secondary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does RTR Secondary School serve?
RTR Secondary School serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does RTR Secondary School have?
RTR Secondary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at RTR Secondary School?
Student demographics at RTR Secondary School are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is RTR Secondary School in?
RTR Secondary School is part of RTR Public Schools.
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