📍 306 W Elm St, Houston, Houston County, 55943
Houston Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Houston County. The school has 211 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Houston Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houston Secondary enrolls 211 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 199 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
65 of the school's 211 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 51 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Houston Secondary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-10, state senate district 28.
Houston Secondary is one of 6 schools in HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HOUSTON, Minnesota. The district serves 1,934 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 211 students, Houston Secondary is smaller than the district average of about 322 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant