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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
205
-9 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.2:1
% White
94%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY is a secondary school of compact scale in WILLOW RIVER, Minnesota, operated by WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 205 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 371.
WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 436 students; WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY is among them.
On the student-mix side, WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 3% Native American, 2% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.4%; this one delivers 36.7%.
In the area at large, census data for Pine County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,146 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Pine County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,657 students), WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.0%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 214 students in 2018 compared to 205 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.
On this page, the feed for WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 ELEMENTARY9.6 mi · 391
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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