📍 1717 2nd St Nw, Waseca, Waseca County, 56093
Waseca Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waseca, Waseca County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waseca Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waseca Junior High enrolls 259 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 193 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
112 of the school's 259 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 91 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Waseca Junior High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 24.
Waseca Junior High is one of 7 schools in WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WASECA, Minnesota. The district serves 1,752 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Waseca Junior High is close to the district average of about 250 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant