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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · MINNESOTA

Minnesota schools in decline

Minnesota public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-100%
LOVEWORKS ACADEMY FOR ARTS
Range
-100% to -39%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 MN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
LOVEWORKS ACADEMY FOR ARTSMINNEAPOLISLOVEWORKS ACADEMY FOR ARTS1830-100%
DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTERDULUTHDULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT62735-94.4%
Eagle Ridge Middle SchoolSAVAGEBurnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools47046-90.2%
Watertown-Mayer Cmty Learning CntrWATERTOWNWatertown-Mayer Public School Dist14824-83.8%
Washington ElementaryCROOKSTONCrookston Public School District17742-76.3%
Friendship Academy of Arts-PrimaryMINNEAPOLISFriendship Academy of the Arts15244-71.1%
MIDDLE AREA LEARNING CENTERGRAND RAPIDSGRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT16954-68.0%
E.C.H.O. SecondaryECHOE.C.H.O. CHARTER SCHOOL11538-67.0%
Heritage Academy HighMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School District18871-62.2%
Athlos Academy of Saint CloudSAINT CLOUDAthlos Academy of Saint Cloud687260-62.2%
Oak Ridge Early Learning CenterSARTELLSartell-St. Stephen School District751288-61.7%
Onamia Elementary SchoolONAMIAONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT335131-60.9%
Noble Academy ElementaryBROOKLYN PARKNOBLE ACADEMY923395-57.2%
LIFE PrepSAINT PAULLIFE PREP307134-56.4%
Prodeo Columbia Heights PrimaryCOLUMBIA HEIGHTSProdeo Academy495218-56.0%
HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARYHUTCHINSONHUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT823371-54.9%
Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.PANOKAAnoka-Hennepin School District17683-52.8%
Marshall Area Learning CenterMARSHALLMARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT16176-52.8%
Forest Lake Area Community SchoolFOREST LAKEForest Lake Public School District233113-51.5%
Hale ElementaryMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School District656326-50.3%
South St. Paul High SchoolSOUTH SAINT PAULSouth St. Paul Public School Dist1,727866-49.9%
Washington Technology Senior HighSAINT PAULSaint Paul Public Schools2,1141,063-49.7%
Lake Nokomis Wenonah ElementaryMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School District300152-49.3%
MMSA Elementary SchoolSAINT PAULMinnesota Math and Science Academy472243-48.5%
Paul Bunyan CenterBEMIDJIBemidji Public School District226118-47.8%
NORTH STAR ACADEMYDULUTHDULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY1,093572-47.7%
NEW HEIGHTS SCHOOL INC.STILLWATERNEW HEIGHTS SCHOOL INC.13270-47.0%
NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARYTWIN VALLEYNORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT13271-46.2%
Hmong College Prep Academy MSSAINT PAULHMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY1,304724-44.5%
Four Seasons ElementarySAINT PAULSaint Paul Public Schools461256-44.5%
CLIMAX ELEMENTARYCLIMAXCLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS11765-44.4%
Northern ElementaryBEMIDJIBemidji Public School District507282-44.4%
Lincoln ElementaryBEMIDJIBemidji Public School District575320-44.3%
PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYWORTHINGTONWORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT1,236690-44.2%
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTSSAINT PAULHIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS324181-44.1%
SWMetro RVEC Level 4JORDANSouthwest Metro Intermediate 28812671-43.7%
Greenbush-Middle River SecondaryGREENBUSHGreenbush Middle River Schools181102-43.6%
J.W. Smith ElementaryBEMIDJIBemidji Public School District417238-42.9%
917 DCALS MainROSEMOUNTINTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917194112-42.3%
ATHENEUM ELEMENTARYINVER GROVE HEIGHTSINVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS11969-42.0%
Anwatin MiddleMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School District569334-41.3%
Jenny Lind ElementaryMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School District402236-41.3%
EXPO for Excellence Elementary SchSAINT PAULSaint Paul Public Schools663393-40.7%
Lake Harriet Lower ElementaryMINNEAPOLISMinneapolis Public School District521309-40.7%
NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARYTWIN VALLEYNORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT16095-40.6%
ECSE ProgramNEW BRIGHTONMounds View Public School District13882-40.6%
Gage Elementary SchoolROCHESTERRochester Public School District693412-40.5%
Elton Hills Elementary SchoolROCHESTERRochester Public School District517308-40.4%
Hennepin Schools Lower CampusMINNEAPOLISHennepin Schools396240-39.4%
CARLTON SECONDARYCARLTONCARLTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT239145-39.3%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-mn.csv

How this list was built

Every Minnesota public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Minnesota schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "Minnesota schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/minnesota
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