Wheaton Secondary

As an intimate four-year high school in WHEATON, Minnesota, Wheaton Secondary educates 175 students from grades 6 through 12, part of Wheaton Area Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 53% leaner than typical.

Wheaton Secondary is one of 2 schools operated by Wheaton Area Public School District, a district that teaches 352 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Wheaton Secondary reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wheaton Secondary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Traverse County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Wheaton Secondary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.3%, the actual is 33.4%, a residual of -9.8 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Traverse County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,989 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Wheaton Secondary is one of 4 public schools in Traverse County (combined enrollment of about 557 students).

The closest other public school is Pearson Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Wheaton Secondary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Wheaton Secondary's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 212 (now 175). White enrollment moved from 88% to 81% across the same window.

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