Total enrollment
3,317
-24 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Chisago Lakes School District
Minnesota · 3,317 students · 3 cities
Chisago Lakes School District is a public-school district inside Minnesota, running 11 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 3,317 students, broken out as 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in Chisago Lakes School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+1 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Chisago Lakes School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #63 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,317 | #57 of 269 | #2,930 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #62 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #117 of 267 | #5,141 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 22.0% | #236 of 269 | #7,302 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #132 of 152 | #5,930 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 Chisago Lakes School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Chisago Lakes Middle at 53.5% proficient to Taylors Falls Elementary at 40.7%, a gap of 12.9 points. That is the 66th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,428 to 3,316 students (down 3%) and from 190 to 226 full-time teachers (up 19%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisago Lakes Senior High | Lindstrom | High | 09-12 | 1,053 |
| Lakeside El. | Chisago City | Elementary | 02-05 | 804 |
| Chisago Lakes Middle | Lindstrom | Middle | 06-08 | 742 |
| Chisago Lakes El. | Chisago City | Elementary | PK-01 | 347 |
| Taylors Falls Elementary | Taylors Falls | Elementary | PK-05 | 329 |
| Chisago Lakes Family Center | Chisago City | Elementary | PK-PK | 41 |
| Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning Prog | Lindstrom | High | 09-12 | 1 |
| Trio Wolf Creek Charter School | Chisago City | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Wildcat Academy Elementary School | Chisago City | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 |
| Wildcat Academy High School | Chisago City | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Wildcat Academy Middle School | Chisago City | Middle | 06-08 | 0 |
About Chisago Lakes School District
Chisago Lakes School District is a thinly populated Minnesota school district running 11 schools with combined enrollment near 3,317.
Looking at the level breakdown, Chisago Lakes School District is built around 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Chisago Lakes School District is about 302, meaningfully below the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Chisago Lakes School District has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,341 students to 3,317. Over that span, Chisago Lakes School District gained 1 school, going from 6 to 7.
On allk12, the community for Chisago Lakes School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.