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What's one thing RUSH CITY SECONDARY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
391
High
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273255001406
RUSH CITY SECONDARY
51001 FAIRFIELD AVE, RUSH CITY, MN 55069 · (320) 358-4795 · Chisago County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
120 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
39.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
391
+2 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.2:1
% White
85%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RUSH CITY SECONDARY
RUSH CITY SECONDARY operates as a medium-sized high school in RUSH CITY, Minnesota, one of the schools within RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 391 students spanning grades 7 through 12.
RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 805 students; RUSH CITY SECONDARY is among them.
Demographically, RUSH CITY SECONDARY records that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest looks like 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Native American.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting RUSH CITY SECONDARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RUSH CITY SECONDARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 39.0%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Chisago County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $99,400 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. RUSH CITY SECONDARY is one of 27 public schools in Chisago County (combined enrollment of about 7,668 students).
Nearest neighbor: C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around RUSH CITY SECONDARY. On composite proficiency, RUSH CITY SECONDARY comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RUSH CITY SECONDARY has stayed largely flat, going from 389 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 93% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Chisago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,991
Census ACS
Median income
$99,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
7,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 414 students
Other schools in RUSH CITY
- C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 414 students
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-RUSH CITYHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 414
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-RUSH CITY1.8 mi · 1
- PINE CITY SECONDARY8.3 mi · 683
- PINE CITY AREA LEARNING CENTER8.5 mi · 22
- Vision8.7 mi · 19
- PINE CITY ELEMENTARY9.2 mi · 863
Frequently asked questions
About RUSH CITY SECONDARYHow large is RUSH CITY SECONDARY?
RUSH CITY SECONDARY enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 07-12.
Is RUSH CITY SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
RUSH CITY SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does RUSH CITY SECONDARY have?
RUSH CITY SECONDARY employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at RUSH CITY SECONDARY?
Student demographics at RUSH CITY SECONDARY are roughly 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is RUSH CITY SECONDARY in?
RUSH CITY SECONDARY is part of RUSH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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