Enrollment
237
High
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 272829001408
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH
1000 PINE MEADOWS LANE, RUSHFORD, MN 55971 · (507) 864-7786 · Fillmore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
55 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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
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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
40.4%
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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
237
+39 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 12.0:1
% White
97%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH, a tight-knit 9-12 campus in RUSHFORD, Minnesota, operated by RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 237 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 36% leaner than the state mean of about 371.
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH is one of 3 schools operated by RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that hosts 648 students overall.
On demographics, RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). Compared to Fillmore County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Fillmore County's rate of about 32%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.6%; actual is 39.6%, a gap of -13.0 points.
Around the school, Fillmore County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,512 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Fillmore County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,946 students), RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH has ticked up 20%, going from 198 students in 2018 to 237 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.
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Fillmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$77,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 266 students
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 145 students
Other schools in RUSHFORD
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 266 students
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 145 students
Nearby schools
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 266
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE0.0 mi · 145
- HOUSTON SECONDARY9.6 mi · 234
- SUMMIT LEARNING PROGRAM9.6 mi · 22
- Minnesota Virtual Academy High9.6 mi · 706
- Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar9.6 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGHHow large is RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 237 students in grades 09-12.
Is RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH have?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH?
At RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH is overseen by RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Fillmore County.
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