Total enrollment
5,776
-138 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Forest Lake Public School District
Minnesota · 5,776 students · 4 cities
Forest Lake Public School District's footprint covers 17 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 5,776 (an average of 340 per school).
4-year change in Forest Lake Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+2 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Forest Lake Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #68 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,776 | #33 of 269 | #1,648 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #25 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #262 of 267 | #8,222 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 27.1% | #210 of 269 | #6,881 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #77 of 152 | #4,060 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 Forest Lake Public School District
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Scandia Elementary at 59.1% proficient to Forest Lake Elementary at 37.9%, a gap of 21.3 points. That is the 40th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 5,507 to 5,738 students (up 4%) and from 299 to 295 full-time teachers (down 1%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lake Area High School | Forest Lake | High | 09-12 | 1,805 |
| Forest Lake Area Middle School | Forest Lake | Middle | 07-08 | 916 |
| Lino Lakes Elementary | Lino Lakes | Elementary | PK-06 | 501 |
| Wyoming Elementary | Wyoming | Elementary | PK-06 | 447 |
| Columbus Elementary | Forest Lake | Elementary | PK-06 | 441 |
| Linwood Elementary | Wyoming | Elementary | PK-06 | 400 |
| Forest View Elementary | Forest Lake | Elementary | PK-03 | 345 |
| Scandia Elementary | Scandia | Elementary | PK-06 | 311 |
| Forest Lake Elementary | Forest Lake | Middle | 04-06 | 309 |
| Forest Lake Area Community School | Forest Lake | High | 06-12 | 113 |
| Early Childhood Special Education | Forest Lake | Elementary | PK-PK | 103 |
| Step | Forest Lake | High | 10-12 | 47 |
| Community School Credit Recovery | Forest Lake | High | 09-12 | 34 |
| Forest Lake Therapeutic Education | Forest Lake | High | 07-12 | 4 |
| Out-of-State Care and Treatment | Forest Lake | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Ranger Online | Forest Lake | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Ranger Academy | Forest Lake | Combined | M-M | · |
About Forest Lake Public School District
Forest Lake Public School District runs 17 public schools across Minnesota, collectively enrolling roughly 5,776 students.
In terms of grade levels, Forest Lake Public School District comprises 7 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,776 students, stayed largely flat from the 5,914 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 12 to 14 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Forest Lake Public School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.