Total enrollment
260
-60 (-19%) vs SY 2020-21
2 schools in HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 260 students · 2 cities
Looking at the HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT system: 2 public K-12 schools serving approximately 260 students inside Minnesota, averaging 130 per school.
4-year change in HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 307 to 260 students (down 15%) and from 28 to 22 full-time teachers (down 21%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary | Okabena | High | 07-12 | 137 |
| HERON LAKE-OKABENA ELEMENTARY | Heron Lake | Elementary | PK-06 | 123 |
About HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
As a small district in Minnesota, HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT hosts 260 students across 2 schools.
For a sense of the school types, HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT is built around 1 elementary and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 130, noticeably below the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 19%: 320 students in SY 2020-21 versus 260 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for HERON LAKE-OKABENA SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.