Fosston Secondary

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Fosston, Minnesota

Fosston Secondary in Fosston, Minnesota enrolled 256 students in 2024-25 with 19.2 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

278 students in 2022-23, 274 students in 2023-24, 256 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 19.2.

Students enrolled at Fosston Secondary by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232782023-242742024-25256
Students enrolled at Fosston Secondary by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232782023-242742024-25256
Students enrolled at Fosston Secondary by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232782023-242742024-25256
Students enrolled at Fosston Secondary by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232782023-242742024-25256
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327817.116.3
2023-2427419.014.4
2024-2525619.213.4

13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Minnesota high schools

Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Fosston Secondary 13.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherFosston Secondary 13.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Fosston Secondary 13.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherFosston Secondary 13.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Fosston Secondary 13.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherFosston Secondary 13.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Fosston Secondary 13.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherFosston Secondary 13.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 624 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fosston Secondary enrolled 624 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 624 of the 624 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent25.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.3% of students were White, 10.9% American Indian, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.3%
  2. American Indian10.9%
  3. Two or more races3.5%
  4. Hispanic3.1%
  5. Black0.8%
  6. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Fosston Secondary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255‑59%59%51.1%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%57% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 45 students in Fosston Secondary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more83.3%
Students in the class454569,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Fosston Secondary

  1. Win-E-Mac SecondaryThe nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 211 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  2. Mahnomen SecondaryThe next nearest public high school, 21 miles away: 312 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
  3. Compare Fosston Secondary with Win-E-Mac SecondaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fosston Public Schools spends per student$15,098 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,098
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaFosston Secondary is the number 302 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#302 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.13.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fosston Secondary

  1. How many students attend Fosston Secondary?
    256 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 278 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fosston, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fosston Secondary?
    13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fosston Secondary a Title I school?
    Fosston Secondary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Fosston Secondary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fosston Secondary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Fosston Secondary?
    90% or more of the 45 students in Fosston Secondary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Fosston Secondary in?
    Fosston Public Schools, NCES district ID 2712300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271230000602 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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