Enrollment
175
High
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEATON AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274233001784
Wheaton Secondary
1700 3RD AVE S, WHEATON, MN 56296 · (320) 563-8282 · Traverse County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
71 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 6 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 17% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Wheaton Area Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
24.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Wheaton Secondary
Wheaton Secondary's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Secondary this school | 175 | 40.6% | 33.4% |
| GLENVILLE-EMMONS SECONDARY GLENVILLE | 104 | 41.3% | 30.4% |
| North Lakes Academy 7-12 Campus FOREST LAKE | 245 | 37.6% | 23.8% |
| BROWERVILLE SECONDARY BROWERVILLE | 291 | 40.2% | 35.4% |
| HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER DULUTH | 194 | 41.2% | 63.2% |
| WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SECONDARY WARREN | 273 | 36.3% | 33.9% |
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 Wheaton Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #266 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #277 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #247 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #362 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #184 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #30 of 146 |
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
175
-31 (-15%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 175 | 15 | 11.6:1 | 41% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 14 | 13.5:1 | 46% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 14.9 | 12.9:1 | 45% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 12 | 17.2:1 | 27% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 30% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 19 | 11.5:1 | 36% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 30% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 31% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 16 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheaton Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (212 to 175); teachers down 11% (17 to 15).
About Wheaton Secondary
Wheaton Secondary is a high school in WHEATON, Minnesota, and it is part of Wheaton Area Public School District. The school counted 175 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 12. It has 53% fewer students than the average for high schools in Minnesota (about 371).
Wheaton Area Public School District (2 schools, 352 students) runs Wheaton Secondary.
Of every 100 students at Wheaton Secondary, about 81 are White. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Native American. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Wheaton Secondary comes to 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6:1. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 16.3:1 for high schools in Minnesota. On the income side, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Traverse County averages 52%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Wheaton Secondary lands at C, ahead of 34% of Minnesota public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Wheaton Secondary is 9.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.4% actual, 43.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Census data for Traverse County show the median household earns about $62,989 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Traverse County number 4, with about 557 students.
Pearson Elementary sits about 0.9 miles from Wheaton Secondary. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Wheaton Secondary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Wheaton Secondary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% decrease, from 206 to 175. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.2:1 to 11.6:1.
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Traverse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wheaton Area Public School District
- Pearson ElementaryElementary · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Pearson Elementary0.9 mi · 177
- White Rock Colony Elementary - 039.3 mi · 22
- Rosholt Elementary - 0211.9 mi · 97
- Rosholt High School - 0111.9 mi · 74
- Rosholt Middle School - 0411.9 mi · 42
- 6-12th Grade Building16.4 mi · 133
Frequently asked questions
About Wheaton SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wheaton Secondary?
Wheaton Secondary enrolls approximately 175 students in grades 06-12.
Is Wheaton Secondary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wheaton Secondary is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Wheaton Secondary have?
Wheaton Secondary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Wheaton Secondary?
Student demographics at Wheaton Secondary are roughly 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Wheaton Secondary in?
Wheaton Secondary is part of Wheaton Area Public School District.
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