Total enrollment
29,928
+2,761 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
99 schools in Minneapolis Public School District
Minnesota · 29,928 students · 1 city
Minneapolis Public School District runs the local public-school system inside Minnesota: 99 K-12 schools serving roughly 29,928 students, with 46 elementary, 8 middle, and 38 high.
4-year change in Minneapolis Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
86
+11 (+15%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Minneapolis Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #129 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 29,928 | #3 of 269 | #223 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 86 | #2 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #34 of 267 | #2,464 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 56.4% | #45 of 269 | #3,286 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #8 of 152 | #98 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 Minneapolis Public School District
State test results across the district's 54 scored schools run from Burroughs Elementary at 83.7% proficient to Wellstone International High at 0.0%, a gap of 83.7 points. That is the widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 62 district schools that reported both years went from 29,690 to 25,285 students (down 15%) and from 2,127 to 2,044 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 Minneapolis Public School District
Minneapolis Public School District is a middle-population Minnesota school district running 99 schools with combined enrollment near 29,928.
In terms of grade levels, Minneapolis Public School District covers 46 elementary, 8 middle, 38 high schools, and 7 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 302 in this district, meaningfully below the Minnesota typical of 357.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 29,928 students, grew 10% from the 27,167 reported in SY 2020-21. Minneapolis Public School District now counts 86 public schools, up from 75 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Minneapolis Public School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.