Total enrollment
1,324
-24 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 1,324 students · 2 cities
For families across MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT, public-school options total 7 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 1,324 (2 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #34 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,324 | #121 of 269 | #5,894 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #78 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #106 of 267 | #4,959 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 29.6% | #191 of 269 | #6,657 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #141 of 152 | #6,353 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 MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Minnewaska Area Intermediate School at 67.4% proficient to MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH at 41.7%, a gap of 25.7 points. That is the 27th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 1,245 to 1,324 students (up 6%) and from 86 to 92 full-time teachers (up 7%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINNEWASKA SECONDARY | Glenwood | High | 07-12 | 424 |
| MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY | Glenwood | Elementary | KG-03 | 317 |
| Minnewaska Area Intermediate School | Glenwood | Middle | 04-06 | 295 |
| MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH | Glenwood | Middle | 07-08 | 212 |
| Minnewaska Area WIN Academy | Starbuck | Combined | KG-12 | 44 |
| MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED. | Glenwood | Elementary | PK-PK | 32 |
| MINNEWASKA SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE PG | Glenwood | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 public schools across Minnesota, collectively hosting roughly 1,324 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT runs about 189 students per school, 47% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 357.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 1,348 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,324 in SY 2024-25.
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