WASECA JUNIOR HIGH

Set in WASECA, Minnesota, WASECA JUNIOR HIGH is a small middle school, part of WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 280 students across grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 495.

Within WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 1,752 students, WASECA JUNIOR HIGH is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WASECA JUNIOR HIGH reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, WASECA JUNIOR HIGH has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WASECA JUNIOR HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WASECA JUNIOR HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Waseca County put the typical household earns roughly $76,261 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Waseca County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,915 students), WASECA JUNIOR HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WASECA MIDDLE LEVEL ALC, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WASECA JUNIOR HIGH comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WASECA JUNIOR HIGH has fell 14%, going from 325 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 83% to 75% over that span.

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