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The fastest-growing public schools in Stearns County, Minnesota

Across Stearns County, Minnesota, 21 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Stride Academy K-8 Charter School leads the list at 87.2%, against a median of 7.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Stearns County, Minnesota

Top Enrollment growth

87.2%

Median Enrollment growth

7.1%

FASTEST GROWING · STEARNS COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Stride Academy K-8 Charter School	SAINT CLOUD, MN	STRIDE Academy	304	569	87.2%
2	Paynesville Area Secondary School	PAYNESVILLE, MN	Paynesville Area Schools	303	465	53.5%
3	COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	500	656	31.2%
4	DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY	WAITE PARK, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	438	572	30.6%
5	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ	SAINT CLOUD, MN	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ	208	266	27.9%
6	OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	743	878	18.2%
7	WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	461	531	15.2%
8	Albany Area Middle School	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	400	457	14.3%
9	SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY	SAUK CENTRE, MN	SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	527	597	13.3%
10	Albany Area High School	ALBANY, MN	ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	530	584	10.2%
11	MELROSE ELEMENTARY	MELROSE, MN	MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	478	512	7.1%
12	Paynesville Area Elementary	PAYNESVILLE, MN	Paynesville Area Schools	402	429	6.7%
13	Sartell Senior High	SARTELL, MN	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	1,197	1,269	6.0%
14	ROCORI MIDDLE	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	532	563	5.8%
15	KIMBALL ELEMENTARY	KIMBALL, MN	KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	329	346	5.2%
16	ROCORI SENIOR HIGH	COLD SPRING, MN	ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	790	824	4.3%
17	TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,528	1,561	2.2%
18	HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY	HOLDINGFORD, MN	HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	581	589	1.4%
19	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	BELGRADE, MN	BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST	313	316	1.0%
20	HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY	HOLDINGFORD, MN	HOLDINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	504	509	1.0%
21	MADISON ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	699	704	0.7%

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