Enrollment
343
High
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 270000501770
UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
600 11TH ST SW, WELLS, MN 56097 · (507) 553-5819 · Faribault County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
152 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 15% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 United South Central Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
29.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
20.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 343 | 44.3% | 23.9% |
| MACCRAY Secondary CLARA CITY | 402 | 45.8% | 39.1% |
| A.C.G.C. SECONDARY GROVE CITY | 390 | 43.1% | 39.4% |
| BROWERVILLE SECONDARY BROWERVILLE | 291 | 40.2% | 35.4% |
| LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY MADISON | 380 | 44.2% | 28.8% |
| Ada-Borup-West Secondary ADA | 335 | 39.4% | 53.4% |
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 UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #355 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #303 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #364 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #233 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #99 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #179 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #157 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #61 of 181 |
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
343
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 343 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 44% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 21.4 | 16.3:1 | 48% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 51% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 35% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 20.3 | 14.8:1 | 45% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 40% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 39% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 25% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (300 to 343); teachers up 13% (20.3 to 23).
About UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in WELLS, Minnesota. The school counts 343 students across grades 7 through 12.
United South Central Schools counts 2 schools and 763 students, including UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
At UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 80% of the student body. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Faribault County, the White share is about 89%. UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.9:1. Among high schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 16.3:1. The school's lunch program data list 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is D. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL scores 17.4 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.9%; the prediction is 41.3%.
Across Faribault County, median household income is about $66,815, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is among the 6 public schools in Faribault County.
The next-closest public school is UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 332 to 343 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.6:1 to 14.9:1.
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Faribault County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,914
Census ACS
Median income
$66,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in United South Central Schools
- UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 420
- Enrich Alden9.1 mi · 17
- ALDEN-CONGER SECONDARY9.1 mi · 215
- ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY9.1 mi · 229
- First Step Alden9.1 mi · 3
- Next Step West (Alden)9.1 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 07-12.
Is UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL in?
UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is part of United South Central Schools.
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