SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY

597 Students

High School 7th - 12th

School Overview

Sauk Centre Secondary School, located at 903 State Road in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, serves as the primary middle and high school facility for the Sauk Centre Public School District (ISD 741). The school is deeply rooted in the local community and is perhaps most famously known as the alma mater of Nobel Prize-winning author Sinclair Lewis, whose classic novel *Main Street* was inspired by the town of Sauk Centre. The school district maintains a strong connection to this literary heritage, often integrating it into their academic identity.

Academically and athletically, the school functions as a hub for the surrounding rural area, offering a comprehensive curriculum designed to prepare students for both higher education and vocational pathways. As a central fixture of the community, the school emphasizes a supportive, small-town educational environment while providing diverse extracurricular opportunities, including athletics, arts, and student leadership programs, to foster well-rounded student development.

597

Total Students

36.2

Full-Time Teachers

16.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

31.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY
Demographic	Student Count
White	518
Hispanic	66
Asian	2
Two or More	11

White
518 (86.8%)
Hispanic
66 (11.1%)
Two or More
11 (1.8%)
Asian
2 (0.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Phone:	(320)352-2258
Grade Range:	7th - 12th
Total Students:	597
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	36.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	135
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	54

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 106

Grade 8 98

Grade 9 107

Grade 10 119

Grade 11 92

Grade 12 75