📍 700 Elm Ave e, Delano, Wright County, 55328
Delano High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Delano, Wright County. The school has 1,209 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Delano Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Delano High School enrolls 1,209 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.1% Two or more races and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,109 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 1,209 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 109 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Delano High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-60, state senate district 29.
Delano High School is one of 3 schools in DELANO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DELANO, Minnesota. The district serves 2,457 students district-wide and employs 136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,209 students, Delano High School is larger than the district average of about 819 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe