Hastings High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Hastings, Minnesota

Hastings High School in Hastings, Minnesota enrolled 1,301 students in 2024-25 with 64.5 full-time teachers, 20.2 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, 63% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

1,353 students in 2022-23, 1,390 students in 2023-24, 1,301 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.2 to 64.5.

Students enrolled at Hastings High School by school year2022-23: 1,353, 2023-24: 1,390, 2024-25: 1,30105001k1.5k2022-231,3532023-241,3902024-251,301
Students enrolled at Hastings High School by school year2022-23: 1,353, 2023-24: 1,390, 2024-25: 1,30105001k1.5k2022-231,3532023-241,3902024-251,301
Students enrolled at Hastings High School by school year2022-23: 1,353, 2023-24: 1,390, 2024-25: 1,30105001k1.5k2022-231,3532023-241,3902024-251,301
Students enrolled at Hastings High School by school year2022-23: 1,353, 2023-24: 1,390, 2024-25: 1,30105001k1.5k2022-231,3532023-241,3902024-251,301
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,35358.223.2
2023-241,39071.019.6
2024-251,30164.520.2

20.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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; Hastings High School 20.2; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHastings High School 20.2state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Hastings High School 20.2; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHastings High School 20.2state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Hastings High School 20.2; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHastings High School 20.2state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Hastings High School 20.2; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHastings High School 20.2state 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).

9 AP courses and one counselor per 337 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hastings High School enrolled 1,348 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses9
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 337 of the 1,348 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions65
  • Chronically absent25.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.9% of students were White, 7.2% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.9%
  2. Hispanic7.2%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. Black3.2%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Hastings High School scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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, 2021-2263%52%51.1%
Math, 2022-2345%49% (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

93% of the 267 students in Hastings High School'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 rate93%93%83.3%
Students in the class26731769,945

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.

High schools in Hastings

6 public high schools in Hastings report 2024-25 enrollment; Hastings High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hastings High School1,30120.218.7%
Hastings Alternative Center3215.853.1%
Riverside School174.476.5%
HOA High School13not reported38.5%
Staars88.0not reported
New Chance3not reportednot reported

All public schools in Hastings →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hastings High School

  1. Hastings Alternative CenterThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 32 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. HOA High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 13 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  3. Compare Hastings High School with Hastings Alternative CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hastings Public Schools spends per student$14,745 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,745
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaHastings High School is the number 71 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#71 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher20.2 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.20.2:1
  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 Hastings High School

  1. How many students attend Hastings High School?
    1,301 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,353 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hastings, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hastings High School?
    20.2 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 Hastings High School a Title I school?
    Hastings High School 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 Hastings High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hastings High School scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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 Hastings High School?
    93% of the 267 students in Hastings High School'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 Hastings High School in?
    Hastings Public Schools, NCES district ID 2713530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271353000694 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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