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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274068001693

TRUMAN SECONDARY

401 E 1ST ST S, TRUMAN, MN 56088 · (507) 776-2111 · Martin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL93 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Minnesota public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
93
High
DISTRICT 115 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
51 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 71920%
Grade 81516%
Grade 91819%
Grade 101213%
Grade 111213%
Grade 121718%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
8288%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
78%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Two+
44%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
5458%
Female
3942%

School pathway

Feeds from
TRUMAN ELEMENTARYPK–06
Based on grade levels within TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
34.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
25.6%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 TRUMAN SECONDARY

TRUMAN SECONDARY's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
TRUMAN SECONDARY this school9354.8%27.3%
New Century Academy
HUTCHINSON
9557.9%14.6%
TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY
KARLSTAD
8351.8%47.8%
Granada Huntley East Chain High Sch
GRANADA
9851.0%32.6%
BIGFORK SECONDARY
BIGFORK
13054.6%36.7%
Hill City Senior High
HILL CITY
7254.2%19.1%
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 TRUMAN SECONDARY ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Minnesota
Enrollment
ranked largest first
93#456 of 764
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 2024-25
Enrollment
93
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25939.310.0:155% (51)
2023-241007.912.7:158% (58)
2022-23887.711.5:164% (56)
2020-2194713.4:154% (51)
2017-18708.28.5:143% (30)
2015-1687810.9:138% (33)
2010-111551114.1:144% (68)
2000-012191613.7:127% (59)
1990-912251713.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRUMAN SECONDARY.

Since 2017-18: students up 33% (70 to 93); teachers up 13% (8.2 to 9.3).

About TRUMAN SECONDARY

TRUMAN SECONDARY is a very small high school based in TRUMAN, Minnesota. It reports enrollment of 93 students in grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.

District-wide, TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 2 schools and 229 students.

A large majority of enrollment at TRUMAN SECONDARY is White, at 88%. The school is also 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for TRUMAN SECONDARY is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its staff includes 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.0 students per teacher. Compared with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 55% of students at TRUMAN SECONDARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch.

TRUMAN SECONDARY holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of Minnesota public high schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For TRUMAN SECONDARY, the prediction is 35.6% and the result is 27.3%.

The school's county is Martin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $59,507, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Martin County's 15 public schools enroll about 3,110 students and include TRUMAN SECONDARY.

TRUMAN ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of TRUMAN SECONDARY, there are 4 other public schools. TRUMAN SECONDARY is 4th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

In the federal locale system, TRUMAN SECONDARY is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 93, starting from 94. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 10.0:1 in 2024-25.

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Martin County at a glance

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Population
19,780
Census ACS
Median income
$59,507
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,110 students

Quick facts

School name
TRUMAN SECONDARY
District
TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
401 E 1ST ST S, TRUMAN, MN 56088
Phone
(507) 776-2111
County
Martin County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
93
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
51 (55%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
274068001693
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About TRUMAN SECONDARY
How many students attend TRUMAN SECONDARY?
TRUMAN SECONDARY enrolls approximately 93 students in grades 07-12.
Is TRUMAN SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
TRUMAN SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at TRUMAN SECONDARY?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at TRUMAN SECONDARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TRUMAN SECONDARY?
At TRUMAN SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is TRUMAN SECONDARY public or private?
TRUMAN SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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