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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Minnesota

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Minnesota, drawn from 146 qualifying public high schools. Forest Lake Area Community School leads the list at -51.5%, against a median of -9.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

146

Minnesota

Best Enrollment change

-51.5%

Median Enrollment change

-9.7%

FASTEST DECLINING · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Forest Lake Area Community School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	233	113	-51.5%
2	South St. Paul High School	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	South St. Paul Public School Dist	1,727	866	-49.9%
3	Washington Technology Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	2,114	1,063	-49.7%
4	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	324	181	-44.1%
5	CARLTON SECONDARY	CARLTON, MN	CARLTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	239	145	-39.3%
6	Southwest High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	1,908	1,195	-37.4%
7	RED ROCK CENTRAL SECONDARY	LAMBERTON, MN	RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	246	160	-35.0%
8	BOLD Senior High School	OLIVIA, MN	BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN	310	203	-34.5%
9	Wellstone International High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	253	166	-34.4%
10	Venture Academy High School	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Venture Academy	301	199	-33.9%
11	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	SAINT PAUL, MN	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	501	336	-32.9%
12	South High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	1,801	1,257	-30.2%
13	Staples-Motley Senior High	STAPLES, MN	STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT	443	309	-30.2%
14	Humboldt High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,346	955	-29.0%
15	Camden High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	1,100	783	-28.8%
16	MTS HIGH SCHOOL	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	219	158	-27.9%
17	MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY	MAPLE LAKE, MN	MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	450	340	-24.4%
18	OGILVIE SECONDARY	OGILVIE, MN	OGILVIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	266	206	-22.6%
19	FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH	FARIBAULT, MN	FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,229	956	-22.2%
20	Red Wing Senior High	RED WING, MN	Red Wing Public School District	973	762	-21.7%
21	AFSA High School	VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN	AFSA High School	313	246	-21.4%
22	Hibbing High	HIBBING, MN	Hibbing Public School District	1,053	829	-21.3%
23	Martin County West Senior High	SHERBURN, MN	Martin County West School District	235	187	-20.4%
24	Burnsville High School	BURNSVILLE, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	2,534	2,029	-19.9%
25	Como Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,291	1,034	-19.9%
26	Cedar Mountain Middle/High School	MORGAN, MN	CEDAR MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT	273	219	-19.8%
27	NORTH WOODS SECONDARY	COOK, MN	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	304	245	-19.4%
28	FOSSTON SECONDARY	FOSSTON, MN	FOSSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	316	256	-19.0%
29	HAYFIELD SECONDARY	HAYFIELD, MN	HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	390	319	-18.2%
30	Wheaton Secondary	WHEATON, MN	Wheaton Area Public School District	212	175	-17.5%
31	NRHEG SECONDARY	NEW RICHLAND, MN	NRHEG SCHOOL DISTRICT	494	408	-17.4%
32	FALLS SECONDARY	INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN	INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT	592	489	-17.4%
33	Harding Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,925	1,591	-17.4%
34	Johnson Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,292	1,076	-16.7%
35	TRITON HIGH SCHOOL	DODGE CENTER, MN	TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT	338	283	-16.3%
36	HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER	DULUTH, MN	HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER	231	194	-16.0%
37	Cannon Falls Secondary	CANNON FALLS, MN	CANNON FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	637	536	-15.9%
38	MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH	MONTEVIDEO, MN	MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	485	408	-15.9%
39	SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	397	334	-15.9%
40	La Crescent Senior High	LA CRESCENT, MN	La Crescent-Hokah School District	387	328	-15.2%
41	St. Cloud Area Learning Center	WAITE PARK, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	279	237	-15.1%
42	TRACY SECONDARY	TRACY, MN	TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	366	311	-15.0%
43	CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL	CHANHASSEN, MN	EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL	1,629	1,385	-15.0%
44	St. Francis High	SAINT FRANCIS, MN	St. Francis Area Schools	1,336	1,139	-14.7%
45	BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY	BATTLE LAKE, MN	BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	214	184	-14.0%
46	GFW High School	WINTHROP, MN	GFW Public Schools	245	211	-13.9%
47	PINE CITY SECONDARY	PINE CITY, MN	PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	790	683	-13.5%
48	NASHWAUK SECONDARY	NASHWAUK, MN	NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT	262	228	-13.0%
49	SIBLEY EAST-ARLINGTON SENIOR HIGH	ARLINGTON, MN	SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT	387	338	-12.7%
50	BAGLEY SECONDARY	BAGLEY, MN	BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	444	388	-12.6%

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