Willmar Senior High

Willmar Senior High is a high-enrollment secondary school in WILLMAR, Minnesota, run under Willmar Public School District. The school teaches 1,205 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 225% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Across the 12 schools in Willmar Public School District (4,218 students total), Willmar Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Willmar Senior High lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 40% White, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kandiyohi County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Willmar Senior High has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Willmar Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kandiyohi County) records that the typical household earns roughly $76,592 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kandiyohi County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,213 students), of which Willmar Senior High is one.

Prairie Lakes Education Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Willmar Senior High. On composite proficiency, Willmar Senior High comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 25.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Willmar Senior High's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,265 (now 1,205). Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 41% across the same window.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.