Total enrollment
572
-97 (-14%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in GFW Public Schools
Minnesota · 572 students · 2 cities
GFW Public Schools's 3 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 572 students across 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in GFW Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
+1 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GFW Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #122 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #249 of 269 | #8,874 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #159 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #51 of 267 | #3,225 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.7% | #74 of 269 | #4,648 of 8,164 |
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 GFW Public Schools
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 514 to 451 students (down 12%) and from 44 to 34 full-time teachers (down 23%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFW Elementary School | Gibbon | Elementary | PK-05 | 240 |
| GFW High School | Winthrop | High | 09-12 | 211 |
| GFW Middle School | Winthrop | Middle | 05-08 | 121 |
About GFW Public Schools
GFW Public Schools is a compact Minnesota school district running 3 schools with combined enrollment near 572.
On the school-mix side, GFW Public Schools covers 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 191 in this district, meaningfully below the Minnesota typical of 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 14%: 669 students in SY 2020-21 versus 572 in SY 2024-25. GFW Public Schools now counts 3 public schools, up from 2 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for GFW Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.