Total enrollment
8,541
-253 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
22 schools in Coon Rapids
Minnesota · Public K-12
Public schools in Coon Rapids number 22 per the latest NCES data, with about 8,653 students enrolled, an average school size of 393.
7-year change in Coon Rapids
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
+3 (+18%) vs SY 2017-18
% Hispanic
10%
was 8%
% Black
22%
was 15%
% Asian
12%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 454 |
| Anoka-Hennepin Regn HS Summer Prog | High | 08-12 | 0 |
| Anoka-Hennepin Regn Night School | High | 09-12 | 30 |
| Compass Online | High | 09-12 | 21 |
| Compass-Bell Center | High | 06-12 | 37 |
| Coon Rapids High School | High | 09-12 | 1,975 |
| Coon Rapids Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 1,295 |
| Eisenhower Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 491 |
| Hamilton Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 391 |
| Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng | Elementary | KG-05 | 469 |
| Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 83 |
| Innovation Sci & Tech Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 20 |
| Mississippi Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 439 |
| Morris Bye Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 472 |
| Northdale Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 1,108 |
| NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 156 |
| Paladin Career and Tech High School | High | 09-12 | 257 |
| Pathways | High | 12-12 | 112 |
| River Trail Learning Ctr @ LO Jacob | Combined | KG-12 | 153 |
| Sand Creek Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 557 |
| Sorteberg Early Childhood VPK | Elementary | PK-PK | 13 |
| Star of the North - Coon Rapids | Elementary | KG-08 | 120 |
About Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids is a middle-population Minnesota city in terms of public-school footprint, with 22 schools and 8,653 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city consists of 10 elementary, 3 middle, 8 high, and 1 other.
Average school size in Coon Rapids is around 393 students, 10% higher than the Minnesota average of about 357.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 3%: 8,794 students in SY 2017-18 versus 8,541 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 17 to 20 across the same 7-year window. The Black share of public-school enrollment climbed from 15% to 22%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Coon Rapids discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.