White Bear Lake Area High School

White Bear Lake Area High School is a sizable senior high in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota, run under White Bear Lake School District. The school caters to 2,572 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 593% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

White Bear Lake School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 8,571 students. White Bear Lake Area High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, White Bear Lake Area High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, White Bear Lake Area High School lists 130 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting White Bear Lake Area High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, White Bear Lake Area High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.4%; actual is 37.4%, a gap of -14.0 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ramsey County put median household income runs about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), White Bear Lake Area High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIOR, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around White Bear Lake Area High School. On composite proficiency, White Bear Lake Area High School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.