Total enrollment
3,235
+139 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Fergus Falls Public School District
Minnesota · 3,235 students · 1 city
12 public schools operate under Fergus Falls Public School District, with roughly 3,235 K-12 students enrolled (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Fergus Falls Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+4 (+57%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Fergus Falls Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #19 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,235 | #60 of 269 | #2,995 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #39 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #125 of 267 | #5,262 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.0% | #108 of 269 | #5,396 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #86 of 152 | #4,465 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 Fergus Falls Public School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Adams Elementary at 59.7% proficient to Kennedy Middle School at 53.0%, a gap of 6.6 points. That is the 78th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,812 to 2,594 students (down 8%) and from 150 to 176 full-time teachers (up 17%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy High School | Fergus Falls | High | 09-12 | 714 |
| Kennedy Middle School | Fergus Falls | Middle | 05-08 | 558 |
| iQ Academy 9-12 | Fergus Falls | High | 09-12 | 375 |
| Cleveland Elementary | Fergus Falls | Elementary | 04-05 | 361 |
| Adams Elementary | Fergus Falls | Elementary | 01-03 | 254 |
| McKinley Elementary | Fergus Falls | Elementary | 01-03 | 249 |
| Lincoln School | Fergus Falls | Elementary | PK-KG | 236 |
| iQ Academy K-5 | Fergus Falls | Elementary | KG-05 | 208 |
| iQ Academy 6-8 | Fergus Falls | Middle | 06-08 | 155 |
| Fergus Falls Area Learning Center | Fergus Falls | High | 05-12 | 83 |
| Early Childhood Special Education | Fergus Falls | Elementary | PK-PK | 42 |
| Shared Time School | Fergus Falls | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
About Fergus Falls Public School District
As a small district in Minnesota, Fergus Falls Public School District serves 3,235 students across 12 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Fergus Falls Public School District consists of 6 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 270 in this district, noticeably below the Minnesota typical of 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,235 students, climbed 4% from the 3,096 reported in SY 2020-21. Fergus Falls Public School District now counts 11 public schools, up from 7 in SY 2020-21.
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