Total enrollment
21,138
+5,595 (+36%) vs SY 2020-21
34 schools in OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 21,138 students · 4 cities
Public schools in the OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT system total 34 schools across Minnesota, with roughly 21,138 students enrolled (19 elementary, 5 middle, and 10 high).
4-year change in OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
+3 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #105 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 21,138 | #5 of 269 | #370 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 31 | #6 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #197 of 267 | #6,507 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 43.9% | #92 of 269 | #5,045 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #7 of 152 | #74 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 OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 24 scored schools run from Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch at 60.7% proficient to CREST VIEW ELEMENTARY at 12.3%, a gap of 48.4 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 26 district schools that reported both years went from 21,052 to 20,714 students (down 2%) and from 1,202 to 1,249 full-time teachers (up 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 OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 34 public schools across Minnesota, collectively instructing roughly 21,138 students.
For a sense of the school types, OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT spans 19 elementary, 5 middle, and 10 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 622, meaningfully above the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 21,138 students, expanded 36% from the 15,543 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 28 to 31 across the same 4-year window.
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