Enrollment
163
High
DISTRICT 175 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273330001459
SPRING GROVE SECONDARY
113 2ND AVE NW, SPRING GROVE, MN 55974 · (507) 498-3221 · Houston County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest 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
18.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
47 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 25% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
23.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 SPRING GROVE SECONDARY
SPRING GROVE SECONDARY's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRING GROVE SECONDARY this school | 163 | 28.8% | 39.8% |
| 6-12th Grade Building GRACEVILLE | 133 | 28.6% | 36.3% |
| ALDEN-CONGER SECONDARY ALDEN | 215 | 29.8% | 46.2% |
| MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY MABEL | 126 | 28.6% | 43.1% |
| MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ELY | 181 | 26.0% | 49.5% |
| Wm. M. Kelley Secondary SILVER BAY | 179 | 26.3% | 30.6% |
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 SPRING GROVE SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #187 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #285 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #114 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #367 of 764 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #306 of 444 | 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
163
-12 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 163 | 9 | 18.0:1 | 29% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 13.4 | 11.7:1 | 31% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 15.4 | 10.2:1 | 31% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | 17% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 12.7 | 13.0:1 | 32% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 11 | 14.0:1 | 27% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 10 | 14.1:1 | 40% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 23% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 199 | 15 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRING GROVE SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (165 to 163); teachers down 29% (12.7 to 9).
About SPRING GROVE SECONDARY
SPRING GROVE SECONDARY is a small high school in Minnesota, with an address in SPRING GROVE. Enrollment totals 163 students across grades 7 through 12. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 56% below that mark.
SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 349 students across 2 schools.
SPRING GROVE SECONDARY is 93% White by enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Houston County, where about 94% of residents are White. The diversity index for SPRING GROVE SECONDARY is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at SPRING GROVE SECONDARY totals 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. Compared with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 29% of students (47) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 38% for public schools in Houston County.
On the allk12 Grade, SPRING GROVE SECONDARY lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Minnesota public high schools.
SPRING GROVE SECONDARY is 9.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.8% versus 49.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In the wider Houston County area, median household income comes to about $79,825, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Houston County's 20 public schools enroll about 4,089 students and include SPRING GROVE SECONDARY.
SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY is the nearest public school to SPRING GROVE SECONDARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of SPRING GROVE SECONDARY, there are 7 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, SPRING GROVE SECONDARY ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 175 to 163, a 7% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.5:1 to 18.0:1.
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,653
Census ACS
Median income
$79,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
4,089 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARYElementary · 186 students
Nearby schools
- SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 186
- MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY7.2 mi · 143
- MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY7.2 mi · 126
- CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY8.6 mi · 295
- CALEDONIA SENIOR HIGH8.6 mi · 259
- CALEDONIA MIDDLE8.6 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About SPRING GROVE SECONDARYHow large is SPRING GROVE SECONDARY?
SPRING GROVE SECONDARY enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 07-12.
Is SPRING GROVE SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPRING GROVE SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does SPRING GROVE SECONDARY have?
SPRING GROVE SECONDARY employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at SPRING GROVE SECONDARY?
Student demographics at SPRING GROVE SECONDARY are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SPRING GROVE SECONDARY?
SPRING GROVE SECONDARY is overseen by SPRING GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Houston County.
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