Total enrollment
5,385
+351 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Austin Public School District
Minnesota · 5,751 students · 1 city
Austin Public School District hosts 14 public K-12 schools inside Minnesota, collectively enrolling about 5,751 students (around 411 per school).
4-year change in Austin Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+1 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Austin Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #145 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,751 | #34 of 269 | #1,657 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #28 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #147 of 267 | #5,644 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.6% | #35 of 269 | #2,895 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #11 of 152 | #215 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Austin Public School District
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Southgate Elementary at 37.2% proficient to Sumner Elementary at 19.8%, a gap of 17.5 points. That is the 54th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 4,824 to 5,273 students (up 9%) and from 307 to 351 full-time teachers (up 14%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Senior High | Austin | High | 09-12 | 1,485 |
| Ellis Middle | Austin | Middle | 07-08 | 726 |
| I.J. Holton Intermediate School | Austin | Middle | 05-06 | 712 |
| Banfield Elementary | Austin | Elementary | PK-04 | 574 |
| Southgate Elementary | Austin | Elementary | PK-04 | 539 |
| Sumner Elementary | Austin | Elementary | PK-04 | 387 |
| Neveln Elementary | Austin | Elementary | PK-04 | 381 |
| WOODSON KINDERGARTEN CENTER | Austin | Elementary | PK-KG | 366 |
| CLC - Pre-Kindergarten | Austin | Elementary | PK-PK | 210 |
| Austin Area Learning Center | Austin | High | 06-12 | 172 |
| Austin Online Academy | Austin | High | 06-12 | 111 |
| Austin Community Learning Center | Austin | Combined | PK-12 | 87 |
| New Dominion Academy | Austin | Combined | KG-12 | 1 |
| Austin Area Learning Cntr. - Summer | Austin | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About Austin Public School District
Across 14 schools, Austin Public School District educates about 5,751 students in Minnesota. By footprint it is a small district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Austin Public School District comprises 6 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Austin Public School District runs about 411 students per school, 15% higher than the state mean of roughly 357.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 7%: 5,034 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,385 in SY 2024-25. Austin Public School District now counts 12 public schools, up from 11 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Austin Public School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.