Total enrollment
2,020
+15 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
Minnesota · 2,020 students · 2 cities
Inside Dassel-Cokato Public Schools (Minnesota), 7 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 2,020 students (around 289 per school).
4-year change in Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Dassel-Cokato Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #11 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,020 | #84 of 269 | #4,407 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #87 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #198 of 267 | #6,549 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.9% | #198 of 269 | #6,732 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #137 of 152 | #6,158 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 Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from DASSEL ELEMENTARY at 72.5% proficient to DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH at 47.3%, a gap of 25.2 points. That is the 30th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,270 to 2,020 students (down 11%) and from 132 to 125 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH | Cokato | High | 09-12 | 601 |
| DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE | Cokato | Middle | 05-08 | 576 |
| COKATO ELEMENTARY | Cokato | Elementary | PK-04 | 401 |
| DASSEL ELEMENTARY | Dassel | Elementary | PK-04 | 364 |
| DASSEL-COKATO ALTERNATIVE CTR. | Cokato | High | 09-12 | 78 |
| Dassel-Cokato Virtual School EL | Cokato | Elementary | KG-04 | 0 |
| Dassel-Cokato Virtual School Middle | Cokato | Middle | 05-08 | 0 |
About Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
As a rural-scale district in Minnesota, Dassel-Cokato Public Schools educates 2,020 students across 7 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Dassel-Cokato Public Schools consists of 3 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 289 in this district, below the Minnesota typical of 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 2,005 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,020 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Dassel-Cokato Public Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.