Total enrollment
6,041
-159 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in Mankato
Minnesota · Public K-12
Mankato sits inside Minnesota with 21 public K-12 schools, combined enrollment of about 6,041, and a mix of 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 10 high.
4-year change in Mankato
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
+1 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
45,473
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
6,041
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
21
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL FREEDOM SCHOOL | High | 07-12 | 1 |
| Central High Area Learning Center | High | 09-12 | 79 |
| Central Middle School ALC | Middle | 06-08 | 0 |
| FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY | Elementary | PK-05 | 388 |
| INSITE | High | 12-12 | 18 |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY | Elementary | KG-05 | 191 |
| Kato Public Charter School | High | 06-12 | 77 |
| KENNEDY ELEMENTARY | Elementary | PK-05 | 347 |
| LIFE LINES ADULT CONNECTION | High | 11-12 | 0 |
| MANKATO AREA NIGHT SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Mankato Area Public Schools Online | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| MANKATO AREA SUMMER SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH | High | 09-12 | 1,302 |
| Mankato Schools Center for Learning | Elementary | PK-PK | 165 |
| MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH | High | 09-12 | 1,232 |
| Prairie Care Mankato | Combined | KG-12 | 18 |
| Prairie Winds Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 887 |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY | Elementary | KG-05 | 302 |
| Rosa Parks Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 425 |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION | Combined | PK-12 | 233 |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY | Elementary | KG-05 | 376 |
About Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota is home to 21 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 6,041 students. By school count, it is an average-sized city.
On the school-mix side, the city covers 7 elementary, 2 middle, 10 high, and 2 other.
Per-school enrollment runs near 288, below the state mean of about 357.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 3%: 6,200 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,041 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Mankato opened 1 school, going from 15 to 16.
On allk12, the community for Mankato discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.