Total enrollment
8,219
-474 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
27 schools in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 8,219 students · 3 cities
MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, Minnesota operates 27 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 8,219 students (around 304 per school).
4-year change in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
+2 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #48 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,219 | #23 of 269 | #1,146 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #12 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #173 of 267 | #6,077 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 37.7% | #128 of 269 | #5,795 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #48 of 152 | #2,882 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 MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY at 64.8% proficient to MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH at 38.6%, a gap of 26.3 points. That is the 25th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 8,770 to 7,997 students (down 9%) and from 541 to 512 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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.
About MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 27 public schools across Minnesota, collectively teacheing roughly 8,219 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT consists of 11 elementary, 3 middle, 9 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 304, below the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 5%: 8,693 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,219 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT gained 2 schools, going from 20 to 22.
On this page, the community for MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.