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Henning Secondary

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Henning Secondary ranks 187 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 60% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Henning Secondary is a small public school in Henning, MN, serving about 171 students in grades 7–12 as part of the Henning Public School District. The school ranks 187th of 473 Minnesota schools (60th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26, closely in line with its district. It was once a top-decile school — 97th percentile in 2017–18 — and has since settled into the middle of the state, with ups and downs such as a 4-star showing in 2023–24.

Math is the clearest challenge: 26.1% of all students were proficient in 2025–26, versus 44.9% statewide, and 11th-grade math is 10% proficient against 35.3% statewide. This gap has persisted for years. Reading is a different story — 48.6% all-grade proficiency, exactly matching the state and ahead of Bertha Secondary and Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High, though behind New York Mills Secondary and Battle Lake Secondary. Science is 24.1%, near the state's 25.5%, with strong end-of-course results (44%) but weak 8th-grade science (9.1%).

Graduation is a strength at 90.0%, above the state's 84.9% and similar to Bertha, though below Battle Lake (96.5%) and Parkers Prairie Secondary (95.4%). The dropout rate, however, is 10.0% — more than double the state's 4.2% and tied with Wadena-Deer Creek for the highest locally. About 35.67% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 18.5, higher than Battle Lake (13.0), Bertha (13.3), and New York Mills (14.3). The school's strongest subgroup results have come from students from low-income families, which ranked in the top 7% statewide in 2023–24.

171

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,709

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

500 School Ave
Henning, MN 56551-0015

(218) 583-2927

District: Henning Public School District

Feeder schools for Henning Secondary:

Elementary:

Henning Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (10% vs 4%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

288^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

187^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

177^th of 458Henning Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	288 of 546	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	210 of 519	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	331 of 545	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	210 of 529	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	149 of 520	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	72 of 521	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	224 of 533	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	230 of 518	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	196 of 523	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.9	95 of 508	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	68.0	151 of 516	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	68.9	134 of 490	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	68.3	139 of 488	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	86 of 469	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	58.9	195 of 478	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	196 of 454	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.3	175 of 230	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.0	261 of 409	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	275 of 403	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.2	120 of 406	70.4%	★★★★☆
2005	78.4	73 of 396	81.6%	★★★★☆
2004	83.2	36 of 387	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	196 of 467	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.6	123 of 450	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	241 of 474	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.2	95 of 467	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	122 of 443	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	254 of 439	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	375 of 458	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	327 of 432	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	275 of 473	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	99.6	1 of 404	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	64.7	121 of 415	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	112 of 401	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	413 of 483	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	322 of 452	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	379 of 479	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.4	136 of 464	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	95 of 476	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	160 of 454	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	228 of 438	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	283 of 435	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	245 of 415	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	356 of 440	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	237 of 436	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	172 of 438	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	86 of 422	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	274 of 428	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	257 of 428	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	187 of 473	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	222 of 450	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	118 of 480	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	145 of 476	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	171 of 472	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	106 of 428	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	34 of 492	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	14 of 494	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	74.6	120 of 489	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.8	93 of 489	81.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.2	38 of 504	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	83.3	55 of 483	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	90 of 534	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	84.4	22 of 539	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	66.6	204 of 545	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.5	315 of 540	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	83.4	35 of 234	85.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	108 of 460	76.5%	★★★★☆
2007	74.1	131 of 463	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	62.1	212 of 450	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.4	51 of 452	88.7%	★★★★☆
2004	68.1	185 of 433	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	81 of 398	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	147 of 403	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	81 of 388	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	103 of 339	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.6	6 of 401	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	51 of 395	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	29 of 389	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	12 of 374	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	203 of 395	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.5	123 of 377	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	111 of 405	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	72 of 351	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	159 of 411	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	93.3	8 of 398	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	192 of 394	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.5	286 of 376	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.7	157 of 402	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	187 of 398	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	205 of 401	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	132 of 364	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.7	42 of 412	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	24 of 414	94.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2026)58th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-29 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-33 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%~ state avg

Math26%-19 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Henning Secondary	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 583-2927	171	9	18.5	35.7%	153 (89.5%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	62.3	187^th of 473 public high schools	60.5%		56.5	222^nd of 450 public high schools	50.7%	35	56.3	42.4	52.0	48.6	9.1	44.0	24.1	37.5	30.3	10.0	26.1	$13,709
F.E.D. Parkers Prairie Credit Recov	Public	9-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Freshwater Education District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 631-3505	0			—															(n/a)
Parkers Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 338-6011	280	13	21.1	26.1%	269 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	80.4	74^th of 473 public high schools	84.4%		34.1	321^st of 450 public high schools	28.7%	247	38.1	50.0	44.0	44.0	20.9	69.4	46.7	50.0	55.8	40.7	50.0	$13,060
Battle Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	402 W Summit St	Battle Lake	56515	Otter Tail County	Battle Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 864-5215	184	14	13.0	32.6%	159 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	92.3	17^th of 473 public high schools	96.4%		87.5	41^st of 450 public high schools	90.9%	24	54.5	72.7	65.4	64.3	18.2	52.0	36.2	45.5	72.7	51.7	56.2	$12,379
New York Mills Secondary	Public	7-12	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 385-4211	362	25	14.3	42.5%	344 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	83.7	53^rd of 473 public high schools	88.8%		82	69^th of 450 public high schools	84.7%	16	56.9	43.1	51.6	50.0	9.4	45.9	27.2	73.1	44.6	50.0	54.9	$12,055
White Pine Academy	Public	5-12	2222 Industrial Drive	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	No	No	No	(218) 631-3505	11	3	4.3	72.7%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High	Public	7-12	600 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 632-2300	470	24	19.7	39.6%	408 (86.8%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	61	196^th of 473 public high schools	58.6%		58.6	211^th of 450 public high schools	53.1%	15	43.4	31.9	36.8	37.0	4.5	47.1	22.9	39.2	40.0	27.9	36.4	$12,843
Freshwater Wadena Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	624 Jefferson St N	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Freshwater Education District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 631-3505	0			—															(n/a)
FED Bertha-Hewitt Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	310 Central Ave S	Bertha	56482	Todd County	Freshwater Education District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 631-3505	0			—															(n/a)
Bertha Secondary	Public	7-12	310 Central Ave S	Bertha	56437	Todd County	Bertha-Hewitt Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 924-2500	213	16	13.3	45.1%	199 (93.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	70.7	128^th of 473 public high schools	72.9%		53.6	234^th of 450 public high schools	48.0%	106	38.7	37.5	50.0	41.0	15.6	42.9	26.4	25.8	31.3	29.4	28.7	$13,767

Frequently Asked Questions about Henning Secondary

What district is Henning Secondary in?

Henning Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Henning Secondary?

Students at Henning Secondary are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Henning Secondary a good school?

Henning Secondary ranks 187^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Henning Secondary?

Henning Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Henning Elementary

How many students attend Henning Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Henning Secondary.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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