High Schools in Mahnomen Public School District

Summary:

The Mahnomen Public School District in Minnesota is home to two high schools: Mahnomen Secondary and Mahnomen Area Learning Center. Both schools are struggling, with low performance metrics and rankings compared to state averages.

Mahnomen Secondary is ranked 350 out of 450 Minnesota high schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading are significantly lower than the state averages, ranging from 17.99% to 32.61% proficient or better. Additionally, the school has a 4.4% dropout rate and a 70.78% free and reduced lunch rate.

Mahnomen Area Learning Center does not have a statewide ranking or rating history, but it shares similar challenges with Mahnomen Secondary. The learning center has a 4.4% dropout rate, a 16.67% proficiency rate in MCA-III Reading, and an 86.67% free and reduced lunch rate. The school also has a significantly higher student-teacher ratio of 60 compared to 13.4 at Mahnomen Secondary.

District Detail

310 W Madison Ave
Mahnomen, MN 56557-0319

(218) 935-2211

SchoolDigger Rank:
397^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 674

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Mahnomen Secondary	Public	7-12	209 1st St W	Mahnomen	56557	Mahnomen County	Mahnomen Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 935-2213	312	23	13.3	69.9%	32 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	214 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.0%)	27.2	350^th of 450 public high schools	22.2%		19.9	394^th of 480 public high schools	17.9%	44	20.0	19.2	18.6	19.4	17.7	26.4	32.6	24.8	$20,808
Mahnomen Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	209 1st St SW	Mahnomen	56557	Mahnomen County	Mahnomen Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 935-2346	43	1	86.0	79.1%	4 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.0%)								(n/a)									$15,211

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools	9.31 mi	4
Norman County East School District	14.23 mi	2	372^nd
Freshwater Education District	14.31 mi	21
Naytahwaush Community School	16.54 mi	1	385^th
Circle of Life Academy	17.62 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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