Total enrollment
14,577
+1,113 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
31 schools in Elk River Public School District
Minnesota · 14,633 students · 4 cities
Across Elk River Public School District (Minnesota), 31 public K-12 schools serve approximately 14,633 students, an average of 472 per school.
4-year change in Elk River Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
26
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Elk River Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #14 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,633 | #8 of 269 | #571 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 29 | #7 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #265 of 267 | #8,487 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 21.9% | #237 of 269 | #7,311 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #78 of 152 | #4,118 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 Elk River Public School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY at 72.0% proficient to VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 39.5%, a gap of 32.5 points. That is the 16th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 20 district schools that reported both years went from 13,411 to 13,512 students (up 1%) and from 709 to 651 full-time teachers (down 8%), 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.
About Elk River Public School District
Elk River Public School District maintains 31 public schools across Minnesota, collectively instructing roughly 14,633 students.
For a sense of the school types, Elk River Public School District spans 13 elementary, 7 middle, 10 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 472 in this district, noticeably above the Minnesota typical of 357.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 14,577 students, climbed 8% from the 13,464 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 25 to 26 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Elk River Public School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.