Enrollment
233
High
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273297001436
SEBEKA SECONDARY
200 1ST ST NW, SEBEKA, MN 56477 · (218) 837-5101 · Wadena County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
13.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
114 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 7 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 19% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.4%
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 36 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 SEBEKA SECONDARY
SEBEKA SECONDARY's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEBEKA SECONDARY this school | 233 | 48.9% | 37.3% |
| VERNDALE SECONDARY VERNDALE | 231 | 46.8% | 23.2% |
| Bertha Secondary BERTHA | 213 | 45.1% | 30.6% |
| CHISHOLM SECONDARY CHISHOLM | 291 | 51.5% | 25.2% |
| FOSSTON SECONDARY FOSSTON | 256 | 49.6% | 45.2% |
| RED ROCK CENTRAL SECONDARY LAMBERTON | 160 | 48.1% | 43.3% |
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 SEBEKA SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wadena County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #217 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #172 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #251 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #308 of 764 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #65 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #287 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #129 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #140 of 146 | N/A |
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
233
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 233 | 17.1 | 13.6:1 | 49% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 16.9 | 14.5:1 | 49% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 17.6 | 14.7:1 | 52% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 33% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 16.2 | 14.5:1 | 44% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 47% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 57% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 39% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEBEKA SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (235 to 233); teachers up 6% (16.2 to 17.1).
About SEBEKA SECONDARY
SEBEKA SECONDARY runs as a low-enrollment high school in SEBEKA, Minnesota. It teaches 233 students in grades 7 through 12. That is 37% below the average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 451 students in its 2 schools, and SEBEKA SECONDARY is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at SEBEKA SECONDARY is White, at 91%. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
SEBEKA SECONDARY lists 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 2.7 students per teacher. About 49% of students at SEBEKA SECONDARY are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Wadena County is close, at 49%.
Among Minnesota public high schools, SEBEKA SECONDARY outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
SEBEKA SECONDARY's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.3% is 1.5 points below the 38.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Wadena County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $61,467 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wadena County number 17, with about 3,201 students.
SEBEKA SECONDARY's nearest public school is SEBEKA ELEMENTARY (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. SEBEKA SECONDARY is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.1 in 2020-21.
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Wadena County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,256
Census ACS
Median income
$61,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SEBEKA ELEMENTARYElementary · 218 students
Nearby schools
- SEBEKA ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 218
- MENAHGA ELEMENTARY8.3 mi · 537
- Menahga High School8.3 mi · 450
- WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE13.3 mi · 159
- WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH13.3 mi · 470
- WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY13.4 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About SEBEKA SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at SEBEKA SECONDARY?
SEBEKA SECONDARY enrolls approximately 233 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does SEBEKA SECONDARY serve?
SEBEKA SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at SEBEKA SECONDARY?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at SEBEKA SECONDARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SEBEKA SECONDARY?
At SEBEKA SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees SEBEKA SECONDARY?
SEBEKA SECONDARY is overseen by SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Wadena County.
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