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Enrollment
597
High
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273285001429
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY
903 STATE RD, SAUK CENTRE, MN 56378 · (320) 352-2258 · Stearns County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
189 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 7 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 13% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.8%
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 46 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY this school | 597 | 31.7% | 37.9% |
| LINCOLN SECONDARY LAKE CITY | 597 | 28.5% | 43.8% |
| Litchfield Senior High LITCHFIELD | 448 | 29.2% | 57.3% |
| EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH EAST GRAND FORKS | 608 | 30.3% | 35.1% |
| LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH THIEF RIVER FALLS | 521 | 32.6% | 33.5% |
| Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High LE SUEUR | 500 | 30.6% | 58.8% |
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 SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #210 of 397 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #88 of 401 | #2 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #233 of 397 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #144 of 764 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #152 of 332 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #227 of 338 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #274 of 444 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #67 of 181 | #2 of 8 |
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
597
+66 (+12%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 597 | 36.2 | 16.5:1 | 32% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 28.8 | 21.5:1 | 38% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 27.1 | 22.4:1 | 38% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 24 | 22.1:1 | 23% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 28.4 | 18.6:1 | 29% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 30% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 17 | 17.7:1 | 29% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 21% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 38 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (527 to 597); teachers up 27% (28.4 to 36.2).
About SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY is a high-enrollment high school in SAUK CENTRE, Minnesota, (ZIP code 56378). It has an enrollment of 597 students in grades 7 through 12. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 61% bigger than that mark.
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY is one of 3 schools in SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 1,104 students in total.
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY is 87% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
On staff are 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. About 32% of students at SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Stearns County report 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Minnesota public high schools.
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.9% is 10.2 points below the 48.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Stearns County, where median household income comes to about $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Stearns County's 74 public schools enroll about 24,160 students and include SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY.
Measured in a straight line, Sauk Centre Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% gain, from 531 to 597. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.1:1 in 2020-21 to 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARYElementary · 368 students
- Sauk Centre MiddleMiddle · 139 students
Other schools in SAUK CENTRE
- SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARYElementary · 368 students
- Sauk Centre MiddleMiddle · 139 students
Nearby schools
- Sauk Centre Middle0.0 mi · 139
- SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 368
- BEACON PROGRAM W CENTRAL ED. DIST.7.3 mi · 10
- WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-27.3 mi · 50
- WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTER7.3 mi · 21
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY7.3 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About SAUK CENTRE SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY?
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 07-12.
Is SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY have?
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY?
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY reports a student body of 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY public or private?
SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.