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Waconia High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1650 Community Dr
Waconia, MN 55387
Phone
(952) 442-0670
District
WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
CARVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1342
Classroom Teachers
73

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.1% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Waconia High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
47%
50%
50%
48%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 322 24.0%
Grade 10 346 25.8%
Grade 11 323 24.1%
Grade 12 351 26.2%
Total 1342 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.4% 91.8% 66.2%
Black 1.3% 1.3% 12.6%
Hispanic 5.7% 5.3% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.3% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 10.7% 13.0% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 7.7% 10.1% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 2.9% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,430 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 250.1 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.7% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.1% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,137 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.2% 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 49.4% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 39.6% 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.4% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.4% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.8% 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.9% 8.2%
$15,000 or less 3.5% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,428 $33,713,000 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $316 $1,265,000 2.0%
Staff $756 $3,025,000 4.9%
General Administration $378 $1,512,000 2.4%
School Administration $414 $1,657,000 2.7%
Operation $1,062 $4,250,000 6.8%
Transportation $751 $3,005,000 4.8%
Other $250 $1,000,000 1.6%
Total Support $3,928 $15,714,000 25.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,174 $12,697,000 20.4%
Total Expenditures $15,531 $62,124,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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