Summary:
The Mahnomen Public School District in Minnesota is home to two high schools serving grades 6 through 12: Mahnomen Secondary (grades 7–12, 312 students) and Mahnomen Area Learning Center (grades 6–12, 43 students). Together they enroll 355 students. The district is ranked 418 of 458 in Minnesota, with a percentile of 9 and 0 stars, placing it near the bottom of the state ranking.
Mahnomen Secondary is the larger, more data-complete school and the relative bright spot in the district. It graduates 81.2% of students, above the district's 69.5% but below the state's 84.9%, and its dropout rate of 12.5% is roughly three times the state rate of 4.2%. In 2024–2025 it was above the district in all three subjects, but in 2025–2026 its proficiency dropped to 10.1% in Math, 18.5% in Reading, and 8.9% in Science — above the district in Science but below it in Math and Reading, and far below the state in all three. Grade-level results are low in places, including 0% proficient in 8th Grade Science (an exact reported value) versus 16.7% statewide.
Mahnomen Area Learning Center has a very different profile: a graduation rate of 42.8% (26.7 points below the district) and a dropout rate of 14.2%. Its test scores are suppressed by the state, so its academic proficiency is unknown from this data and should not be assumed to be zero. Poverty indicators are high at both schools — free/reduced lunch is 69.87% and 79.07% respectively — and the Area Learning Center's reported student/teacher ratio of 86 is an extreme outlier compared with 13.3 at the Secondary school. Overall, both schools face clear academic and engagement challenges.
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