📍 600 Colfax Ave Sw, Wadena, Wadena County, 56482
Wadena-deer Creek Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wadena, Wadena County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wadena-Deer Creek School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wadena-deer Creek Senior High enrolls 469 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 4.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 411 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 469 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wadena-deer Creek Senior High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 9.
Wadena-deer Creek Senior High is one of 3 schools in WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WADENA, Minnesota. The district serves 1,079 students district-wide and employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, Wadena-deer Creek Senior High is larger than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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