Byron High School (Minnesota)

Byron High School
Location
1887 2nd Ave NW Byron , Minnesota 55920 United States
Coordinates	44°02′01″N92°39′22″W / 44.0336111°N 92.6561111°W / 44.0336111; -92.6561111 [1]
Information
School type	High school
Superintendent	Mike Neubeck
School number	531
Principal	Malia Schroeder
Teaching staff	31.07 (FTE) [3]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	689 (2023–2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	22.18 [3]
Color(s)	Black and gold
Mascot	Bear

Byron High School is a public high school located on the north side of Byron, Minnesota, United States. A new building was completed in 2006. ^[4]

Awards

Byron High School won the National Blue Ribbon award for school excellence, making it the first school in Southeastern Minnesota to do so ^{[5] [6]} . It also won the INTEL award for ingenuity in the classrooms. ^[7]

Notable alumni

• Ayoka Lee (2019) - basketball player for the Kansas State Wildcats ^[8]
• Duane Quam (1978) - politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives ^[9]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byron High School
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byron High School
3. "Byron Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
4. "Byron High School « Knutson Construction". Knutson Construction. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
5. "Byron High School celebrates Blue Ribbon award". MPR News. January 5, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
6. "Byron H.S. Celebrates Blue Ribbon Award - CBS Minnesota". www.cbsnews.com. January 5, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
7. Oseland, Chris-Rachael (September 28, 2011). "Budget Crisis Inspires Award Winning Curriculum Redesign at Byron Senior High School". THE Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
8. "Ayoka Lee College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
9. "Duane Quam for Minnesota House".^{[ self-published source? ]}

External links

• Byron High School home page