Enrollment
283
High
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUBUN-OGEMA-WHITE EARTH SCHOOLS·NCES 274212001756
WAUBUN SECONDARY
1013 3RD ST, WAUBUN, MN 56589 · (218) 473-6171 · Mahnomen County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 29.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
165 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
18.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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
283
+51 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 10.2:1
% White
17%
was 21%
% Hispanic
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WAUBUN SECONDARY
WAUBUN SECONDARY is a tight-knit high school in WAUBUN, Minnesota, overseen by Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools. The school enrolls 283 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 24% leaner than the state mean of about 371.
Within Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 727 students, WAUBUN SECONDARY is one campus in the system.
On demographics, WAUBUN SECONDARY logs that Native American students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% White, 7% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mahnomen County (around 72%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WAUBUN SECONDARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.7%, the actual is 26.3%, a residual of -7.4 points.
In the surrounding community, Mahnomen County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,441 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Mahnomen County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,284 students), of which WAUBUN SECONDARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: WAUBUN ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around WAUBUN SECONDARY. On composite proficiency, WAUBUN SECONDARY comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 23.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WAUBUN SECONDARY has climbed 22%, going from 232 students in 2018 to 283 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 21% to 17%. Class-load math has widened: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the WAUBUN SECONDARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Mahnomen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,358
Census ACS
Median income
$59,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,284 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools
- OGEMA ELEMENTARYElementary · 251 students
- WAUBUN ELEMENTARYMiddle · 162 students
- Waubun ALCHigh · 31 students
- WAUBUN AREA LEARNING PROGRAMHigh
Other schools in WAUBUN
- WAUBUN ELEMENTARYMiddle · 162 students
- Waubun ALCHigh · 31 students
- WAUBUN AREA LEARNING PROGRAMHigh
Nearby schools
- WAUBUN ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 162
- Waubun ALC0.0 mi · 31
- OGEMA ELEMENTARY5.0 mi · 251
- Circle of Life Academy8.7 mi · 115
- MAHNOMEN AREA LEARNING CENTER9.3 mi · 43
- MAHNOMEN SECONDARY9.3 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About WAUBUN SECONDARYHow large is WAUBUN SECONDARY?
WAUBUN SECONDARY enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 07-12.
Is WAUBUN SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WAUBUN SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at WAUBUN SECONDARY?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at WAUBUN SECONDARY.
What is the student diversity at WAUBUN SECONDARY?
Student demographics at WAUBUN SECONDARY are roughly 17% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees WAUBUN SECONDARY?
WAUBUN SECONDARY is overseen by Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools in Mahnomen County.
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