Red Lake Secondary

Red Lake · MN · RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public


At a glance

Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 18% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 37% in 2019 (Bottom 8% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

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How Red Lake Secondary compares for families

What families should know about Red Lake Secondary.

  • ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: BAGLEY SECONDARY, Crookston Secondary, BLACKDUCK SECONDARY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 18% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
13
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
3.4
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 8% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
37%
Range: 35–39%
4-year cohort size
63
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
15.0%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
36.9%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

82.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

77%
admit rate
$17,214
in-state tuition/yr · $38,362 out-of-state
1310–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–31

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Minnesota-Twin Cities profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 52 in 2021 to 70 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+34.6%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +4.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 377 students:

2025
393
2027
427
2029
465

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $44,718 per student in district revenue, the 88 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $3,935,184/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
BAGLEY SECONDARY
BAGLEY
Public 29.7 253 -7.7%
Crookston Secondary
CROOKSTON
Public 73.9 351 -6.1%
BLACKDUCK SECONDARY
BLACKDUCK
Public 24.0 187 -2.1%
ROSEAU SECONDARY
ROSEAU
Public 75.2 342 -5.8%
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH
PARK RAPIDS
Public 65.8 420 -12.7%
WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL
WARROAD
Public 72.8 294 -5.5%
Menahga High School
MENAHGA
Public 77.9 294 -4.9%
LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH
THIEF RIVER FALLS
Public 56.5 521 -8.1%

At a glance

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Red Lake Secondary is a public high school in Red Lake, MN, enrolling 377 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 35% from 2021 to 2024.

13 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 18% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 37% in the latest EDFacts release.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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What is Red Lake Secondary's graduation rate? Red Lake Secondary's federal four-year graduation rate was about 37% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Red Lake Secondary? Red Lake Secondary is a public high school in Red Lake, MN, enrolling 377 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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