917 New Chance

917 New Chance is a four-year high school of rural-scale scale in HASTINGS, Minnesota, run under INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917, caters to 3 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so 917 New Chance sits 99% smaller than that benchmark.

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 584 students. 917 New Chance is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, 917 New Chance reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 33% White. By comparison, Dakota County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In the broader community, census data for Dakota County shows median household earnings sit near $106,318, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 917 New Chance is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).

Nearest neighbor: 917 Riverside School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at 917 New Chance has contracted 62%, going from 8 students in 2018 to 3 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 50% to 67% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.