Enrollment
314
High
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273339001471
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY
12 S BURNS, SPRINGFIELD, MN 56087 · (507) 723-4288 · Brown County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
125 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
314
+54 (+21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.7:1
% White
87%
was 91%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is a senior high of tight-knit scale in SPRINGFIELD, Minnesota, part of SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 314 students in grades 7 through 12.
Across the 2 schools in SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (653 students total), SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic.
On the resource side, On paper, SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 45.8%.
In the area at large, census data for Brown County shows median household earnings sit near $69,378, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Brown County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,672 students), of which SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is one.
SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY's enrollment has rose 21% since 2018, when it stood at 260 (now 314). The White share of enrollment shrank from 91% to 87% over that span.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,800
Census ACS
Median income
$69,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
3,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 339 students
Nearby schools
- SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 339
- COMFREY SECONDARY9.6 mi · 47
- COMFREY ELEMENTARY9.6 mi · 57
- Cedar Mountain Middle/High School12.7 mi · 219
- SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY13.1 mi · 324
- SLEEPY EYE SEC.13.1 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About SPRINGFIELD SECONDARYHow large is SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY?
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 07-12.
Is SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY have?
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY?
At SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY in?
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is part of SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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