📍 220 3rd St W, Hector, Renville County, 55342
Buffalo Lake-hector Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hector, Renville County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buffalo Lake-hector Secondary enrolls 267 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 267 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 114 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Buffalo Lake-hector Secondary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 17.
Buffalo Lake-hector Secondary is one of 2 schools in Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, based in HECTOR, Minnesota. The district serves 451 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 267 students, Buffalo Lake-hector Secondary is larger than the district average of about 226 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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