For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 236 students in Lester Prairie Public School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Minnesota.
Public High School in Lester Prairie Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Minnesota public high school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Public High School in Lester Prairie Public School District have a Graduation Rate of 90%, which is more than the Minnesota average of 83%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Lester Prairie Secondary, with ≥90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Minnesota or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public high school average of 35% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,157 Schools
# Students
471 Students
312,463 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
16,988 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Lester Prairie Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 508 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#308 out of 516 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
53%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.55
# American Indian Students
3 Students
5,983 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,857 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
103 Students
32,672 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
11%
# Black Students
1 Student
34,001 Students
% Black Students
n/a
11%
# White Students
349 Students
203,542 Students
% White Students
74%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
290 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
14 Students
16,129 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
3
497
# Students in K Grade:
26
179
# Students in 1st Grade:
28
216
# Students in 2nd Grade:
35
275
# Students in 3rd Grade:
40
335
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
397
# Students in 5th Grade:
39
544
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
3,595
# Students in 7th Grade:
37
12,684
# Students in 8th Grade:
43
14,242
# Students in 9th Grade:
42
69,515
# Students in 10th Grade:
53
68,337
# Students in 11th Grade:
29
67,478
# Students in 12th Grade:
32
74,169
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,357 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,887. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,764 is higher than the state median of $18,614. The school district spending/student has grown by 115% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,357
$17,887
Spending / Student
$34,764
$18,614
Best Lester Prairie Public School District Public High Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lester Prairie Secondary
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
131 Hickory St N
Lester Prairie, MN 55354
(320) 395-2521
Lester Prairie, MN 55354
(320) 395-2521
Grades: 7-12
| 236 students
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