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High Schools in Willmar Public School District

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At a glance

DistrictWillmar Public School District339^th of 446 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,296

Students

Top rankedWillmar Senior High295^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Willmar Senior High up 31 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Willmar Public School District in Minnesota is home to two high schools: Willmar Senior High and Willmar Area Learning Center. While Willmar Senior High is the larger of the two with 1,218 students, Willmar Area Learning Center serves a smaller population of 92 students.

Academically, the schools display a significant performance gap. Willmar Senior High ranks 295 out of 450 Minnesota high schools and receives 2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, while Willmar Area Learning Center ranks 448 out of 450 and receives 0 out of 5 stars. This disparity is reflected in the proficiency rates, with Willmar Senior High outperforming the Willmar Public School District and the state of Minnesota, particularly in reading, while Willmar Area Learning Center struggles with only 3.85% proficiency in reading and 0% proficiency in math.

The socioeconomic factors also differ between the two schools. Willmar Area Learning Center has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (90.22%) compared to Willmar Senior High (62.07%). However, the student-teacher ratio is lower at Willmar Area Learning Center (8.3) than at Willmar Senior High (16.7), which may indicate more individualized attention for students.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Willmar Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	512 8th St SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 214-6500	91	13	7.0	83.5%	16 (17.6%)	7 (7.7%)	60 (65.9%)	6 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	4.4	448^th of 450 public high schools	0.4%		5.7	456^th of 480 public high schools	5.0%	8	0.0	0.0	3.9	3.9	$14,392
Willmar Senior High	Public	9-12	2701 30th St NE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 231-8300	1,205	74	16.2	57.4%	480 (39.8%)	152 (12.6%)	495 (41.1%)	43 (3.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.6%)	40.7	295^th of 450 public high schools	34.4%		36.8	326^th of 480 public high schools	32.1%	31	25.0	25.0	40.2	40.2	$13,256
Focus House	Public	12	611 5th St SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(320) 231-8500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Technical Academies Of Minnesota	2.3 mi	2	415^th
New London-Spicer School District	9.3 mi	6	51^st
Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	13 mi	28
A.C.G.C. Public School District	13.15 mi	3	198^th
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	14.4 mi	3	257^th

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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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