Total enrollment
4,041
-181 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Hastings Public School District
Minnesota · 4,041 students · 1 city
13 public K-12 schools sit under Hastings Public School District in Minnesota, serving roughly 4,041 students (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Hastings Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+2 (+22%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Hastings Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #73 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,041 | #46 of 269 | #2,393 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #41 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #228 of 267 | #7,007 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.4% | #201 of 269 | #6,775 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #87 of 152 | #4,496 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 Hastings Public School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Christa McAuliffe Elementary at 58.8% proficient to Hastings Middle School at 37.5%, a gap of 21.3 points. That is the 39th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,405 to 3,991 students (down 9%) and from 242 to 237 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings High School | Hastings | High | 09-12 | 1,301 |
| Hastings Middle School | Hastings | Middle | 05-08 | 1,183 |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary | Hastings | Elementary | KG-04 | 470 |
| Kennedy Elementary | Hastings | Elementary | KG-04 | 461 |
| Pinecrest Elementary | Hastings | Elementary | KG-04 | 436 |
| Hastings Early Child Special Ed. | Hastings | Elementary | PK-PK | 100 |
| Tilden Community Preschool | Hastings | Elementary | PK-PK | 35 |
| Hastings Alternative Center | Hastings | High | 09-12 | 32 |
| HOA High School | Hastings | High | 09-12 | 13 |
| STAARS | Hastings | High | 12-12 | 8 |
| Special Services | Hastings | Elementary | KG-08 | 2 |
| Allina Hastings PHP | Hastings | High | 06-12 | 0 |
| HOA Middle School | Hastings | Middle | 05-08 | 0 |
About Hastings Public School District
Hastings Public School District is a thinly populated Minnesota school district running 13 schools with combined enrollment near 4,041.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Hastings Public School District consists of 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 5 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Hastings Public School District runs about 311 students per school, 13% below the state mean of roughly 357.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 4%: 4,222 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,041 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 9 to 11 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Hastings Public School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.