📍 546 5th Ave Ne, Melrose, Stearns County, 56352
Melrose Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Melrose, Stearns County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Melrose Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Melrose Secondary enrolls 472 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 343 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 472 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 71 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.
Melrose Secondary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 12.
Melrose Secondary is one of 3 schools in MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MELROSE, Minnesota. The district serves 1,313 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, Melrose Secondary is close to the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant