📍 795 Business 23 W, Paynesville, Stearns County, 56362
Paynesville Area High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Paynesville, Stearns County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paynesville Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paynesville Area High School enrolls 489 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 442 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 489 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 111 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Paynesville Area High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 13.
Paynesville Area High School is one of 3 schools in Paynesville Area Schools, based in PAYNESVILLE, Minnesota. The district serves 894 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Paynesville Area High School is larger than the district average of about 298 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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