Enrollment
205
High
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274275001812
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY
8142 PINE ST, WILLOW RIVER, MN 55795 · (218) 372-3131 · Pine County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
79 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 7 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 13% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
24.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY this school | 205 | 38.5% | 36.7% |
| Brandon-Evansville High School BRANDON | 158 | 37.3% | 59.5% |
| MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH NEWFOLDEN | 215 | 35.8% | 39.2% |
| LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY LITTLEFORK | 186 | 41.4% | 31.3% |
| OGILVIE SECONDARY OGILVIE | 206 | 34.0% | 36.0% |
| SWANVILLE SECONDARY SWANVILLE | 152 | 38.8% | 35.1% |
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 WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Pine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #224 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #271 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #166 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #335 of 764 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #45 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #308 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #201 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #111 of 146 | N/A |
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
205
+10 (+5%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 205 | 15.7 | 13.1:1 | 39% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 14.4 | 13.3:1 | 40% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 14.4 | 13.5:1 | 43% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 36% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 15.1 | 14.2:1 | 35% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 15 | 13.0:1 | 43% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 16 | 11.9:1 | 46% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 35% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 12 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (214 to 205); teachers up 4% (15.1 to 15.7).
About WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY, a small high school, is located in WILLOW RIVER, Minnesota. The school serves 205 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Minnesota is roughly 371 students; this school is 45% smaller than that.
The district, WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 436 students enrolled across 2 schools.
At WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY, White students make up 94% of the student body. The school is also 3% Native American and 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Teachers at the school number 15.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.1:1. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY would score about 44.4%. It scores 36.7%, 7.6 points below that figure.
Among Pine County residents, median household income is about $71,146, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY is one of 21 public schools in Pine County, which together enroll about 3,657 students.
The closest public school, WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY, is less than a tenth of a mile from WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 195 to 205.
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Pine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,640
Census ACS
Median income
$71,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARYElementary · 231 students
Nearby schools
- WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 231
- MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY8.4 mi · 276
- MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY8.4 mi · 285
- MCF-MOOSE LAKE/WILLOW RIVER9.1 mi · 3
- FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY9.1 mi · 58
- EAST CENTRAL SENIOR SECONDARY9.6 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About WILLOW RIVER SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY?
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY serve?
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY have?
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY?
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY in?
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY is part of WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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