Total enrollment
8,541
-580 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
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.
4-year change in Coon Rapids
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
+4 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
63,468
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
8,653
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
22
public K-12
| 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 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 9,121 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,541 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 16 to 20 across the same 4-year window.
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.