Total enrollment
27,863
+326 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
Wright County
Minnesota · Public K-12
Combined enrollment across Wright County's 88 public schools is roughly 27,879 students, an average of about 317 per campus. St. Michael-Albertville Schools runs the largest share. By level, that breaks down as 35 elementary, 16 middle, and 32 high schools.
7-year change in Wright County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
75
+5 (+7%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
83%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
5%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
88
19 districts
Enrollment
27,879
NCES CCD
Median income
$107,209
Above Minnesota avg
Free/reduced lunch
23.7%
Below Minnesota avg
Elementary
35
11,105 students
Middle
16
7,634 students
High
32
9,120 students
Combined / other
5
20 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
St. Michael-Albertville Schools
6,795 students · 19 districts in Wright County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Wright County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
34.4%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
3.9%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
2.7%
civilian labor
Median age
38
27.2% under 18
Test scores in Wright County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 40 schools ranked. Minnesota state average: 49.9%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Delano Intermediate School· 76.9%
- ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH· 74.8%
- HANOVER ELEMENTARY· 69.5%
- Delano High School· 67.2%
- BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH· 66.8%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY· 34.0%
- Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch· 35.3%
- Tatanka Elementary STEM School· 44.1%
- Kaleidoscope Middle School· 45.3%
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY· 45.7%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SENIOR HIGH | Saint Michael | High | 09-12 | 2,204 | · |
| BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH | Buffalo | High | 09-12 | 1,681 | · |
| Monticello Senior High | Monticello | High | 09-12 | 1,313 | · |
| BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE | Buffalo | Middle | 06-08 | 1,160 | · |
| Delano High School | Delano | High | 07-12 | 1,158 | · |
| St. Michael-Albertville Middle West | Albertville | Middle | 05-08 | 1,076 | · |
| ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE MIDDLE EAST | Saint Michael | Middle | 05-08 | 959 | · |
| Prairie View Middle School | Otsego | Middle | 05-08 | 953 | · |
| ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Annandale | Elementary | PK-05 | 929 | · |
| Monticello Middle | Monticello | Middle | 06-08 | 860 | · |
| Pinewood Elementary | Monticello | Elementary | 01-05 | 794 | · |
| Prairie View Elementary School | Otsego | Elementary | KG-04 | 755 | · |
| DELANO ELEMENTARY | Delano | Elementary | PK-03 | 744 | · |
| BIG WOODS ELEMENTARY | Saint Michael | Elementary | 01-04 | 656 | · |
| ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY | Saint Michael | Elementary | 01-04 | 654 | · |
| ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH | Annandale | High | 09-12 | 611 | · |
| DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH | Cokato | High | 09-12 | 601 | · |
| FIELDSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Saint Michael | Elementary | 01-04 | 585 | · |
| DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE | Cokato | Middle | 05-08 | 576 | · |
| Little Mountain Elementary | Monticello | Elementary | 01-05 | 576 | · |
| Delano Intermediate School | Delano | Middle | 04-06 | 555 | · |
| OTSEGO ELEMENTARY | Otsego | Elementary | KG-04 | 536 | · |
| ROCKFORD MIDDLE | Rockford | Middle | 05-08 | 487 | · |
| ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Annandale | Middle | 06-08 | 466 | · |
| ALBERTVILLE PRIMARY | Albertville | Elementary | PK-KG | 422 | · |
| NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY | Buffalo | Elementary | KG-05 | 419 | · |
| HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. | Howard Lake | High | 09-12 | 411 | · |
| MAPLE LAKE ELEMENTARY | Maple Lake | Elementary | PK-06 | 404 | · |
| COKATO ELEMENTARY | Cokato | Elementary | PK-04 | 401 | · |
| Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle | Howard Lake | Middle | 05-08 | 393 | · |
| Tatanka Elementary STEM School | Buffalo | Elementary | KG-05 | 393 | · |
| HANOVER ELEMENTARY | Hanover | Elementary | KG-05 | 368 | · |
| Montrose Elementary School of Innov | Montrose | Elementary | PK-05 | 363 | · |
| PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY | Buffalo | Elementary | PK-05 | 348 | · |
| MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY | Maple Lake | High | 07-12 | 340 | · |
| Eastview Education Center | Monticello | Elementary | PK-KG | 301 | · |
| Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch | Otsego | Elementary | KG-05 | 300 | · |
| DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY | Buffalo | Elementary | KG-05 | 257 | · |
| HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY | Waverly | Elementary | PK-04 | 243 | · |
| Swan River Montessori Charter Sch | Monticello | Elementary | PK-06 | 161 | · |
| BUFFALO EARLY CHILD. SP. ED PROGRAM | Buffalo | Elementary | PK-PK | 150 | · |
| Early Childhood Special Education | Albertville | Elementary | PK-PK | 119 | · |
| Kaleidoscope Middle School | Otsego | Middle | 06-08 | 117 | · |
| Terra Nova School | Buffalo | High | 06-12 | 84 | · |
| Wright Technical Center ALC | Buffalo | High | 09-12 | 81 | · |
| 882 Online | Monticello | High | 07-12 | 80 | · |
| DASSEL-COKATO ALTERNATIVE CTR. | Cokato | High | 09-12 | 78 | · |
| Kaleidoscope Charter High School | Otsego | High | 09-12 | 76 | · |
| Eastview Elementary School - SNW | Monticello | Elementary | PK-PK | 68 | · |
| Meeker-Wright Early Childhood Sp Ed | Howard Lake | Elementary | PK-PK | 68 | · |
| STMA Online - Secondary | Saint Michael | High | 07-12 | 66 | · |
| Monticello Nature Based Education | Monticello | Elementary | KG-05 | 65 | · |
| KNIGHTS ACADEMY | Saint Michael | High | 10-12 | 39 | · |
| SNW Transitions Program | Monticello | High | 09-12 | 39 | · |
| PHOENIX LEARNING CENTER | Buffalo | High | 09-12 | 36 | · |
| Village Ranch Alternative Program | Cokato | High | 05-12 | 33 | · |
| SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions | Buffalo | High | 09-12 | 26 | · |
| HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM | Howard Lake | High | 09-12 | 24 | · |
| Monticello Alternative Program | Monticello | High | 09-12 | 24 | · |
| Cornerstones Program | Buffalo | High | 06-12 | 23 | · |
| SWMetro Lakeside Academy | Buffalo | High | 07-12 | 23 | · |
| Step TD Program | Howard Lake | High | 11-12 | 18 | · |
| Wings Transition Program | Saint Michael | High | 12-12 | 15 | · |
| Monticello High School - SNW | Monticello | High | 09-12 | 14 | · |
| Monticello Middle School - SNW | Monticello | Middle | 06-08 | 14 | · |
| Foundations II | Monticello | High | 05-12 | 10 | · |
| Journeys Alternative Program | Howard Lake | Elementary | KG-08 | 9 | · |
| Eastern Wright Program | Buffalo | Middle | 05-08 | 8 | · |
| Sholund School for Girls | Annandale | High | 05-12 | 8 | · |
| Pinewood Elementary - SNW | Monticello | Elementary | KG-06 | 7 | · |
| SNW Monti MS EBD Program | Monticello | Middle | 06-08 | 7 | · |
| Summit | Monticello | Combined | KG-12 | 7 | · |
| Trek Program | Howard Lake | Combined | KG-12 | 7 | · |
| RISE | Monticello | Combined | 01-12 | 6 | · |
| Foundations I | Monticello | Elementary | KG-06 | 5 | · |
| Primary DCD - SNW | Monticello | Elementary | PK-KG | 5 | · |
| SNW Monti HS EBD Program | Monticello | High | 09-12 | 4 | · |
| Wright Technical Center ALC Middle | Buffalo | Middle | 06-08 | 3 | · |
| 882 Online K-5 | Monticello | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 | · |
| ALP Credit Recovery | Howard Lake | High | 09-12 | 0 | · |
| Dassel-Cokato Virtual School EL | Cokato | Elementary | KG-04 | 0 | · |
| Dassel-Cokato Virtual School Middle | Cokato | Middle | 05-08 | 0 | · |
| PRIDE TRANSITIONS | Buffalo | High | 12-12 | 0 | · |
| STMA Online Elementary | Saint Michael | Elementary | KG-06 | 0 | · |
| Wright Technical Center | Buffalo | High | 11-12 | 0 | · |
| Bison Online | Buffalo | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| PRAIRIE HOUSE SCHOOL | Monticello | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| WESTSIDE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM | Maple Lake | Combined | M-M | · | · |
Cities in Wright County
About Wright County
Wright County is a moderately sized Minnesota county of about 148,269 residents, home to 88 public schools and roughly 27,879 students.
Looking at the wider area, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $107,209, about 34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate is around 4%. That income level is 38% meaningfully above the Minnesota median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Wright County spans 35 elementary schools (11,105 students), 16 middle schools (7,634), 32 high schools (9,120), and 5 combined or other schools.
St. Michael-Albertville Schools dominates the local landscape, accounting for roughly 6,795 students on its own.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 27,863 students, stayed largely flat from the 27,537 reported in SY 2017-18. Wright County now counts 75 public schools, up from 70 in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the White share of enrollment shrank from 89% to 83%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Wright County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data