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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