Total enrollment
4,890
+67 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 4,890 students · 1 city
For a Minnesota district, OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs a mid-sized public-school system: 17 schools and roughly 4,890 students (8 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+5 (+63%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #81 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,890 | #39 of 269 | #1,979 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #31 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #108 of 267 | #4,975 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 42.4% | #101 of 269 | #5,230 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #53 of 152 | #3,247 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 OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH at 52.3% proficient to WILSON ELEMENTARY at 33.0%, a gap of 19.3 points. That is the 47th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,976 to 4,577 students (down 8%) and from 310 to 325 full-time teachers (up 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH | Owatonna | High | 09-12 | 1,468 |
| Owatonna Middle School | Owatonna | Middle | 06-08 | 1,015 |
| MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY | Owatonna | Elementary | KG-05 | 510 |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY | Owatonna | Elementary | KG-05 | 505 |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY | Owatonna | Elementary | KG-05 | 468 |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY | Owatonna | Elementary | KG-05 | 454 |
| Owatonna Online 9-12 | Owatonna | High | 09-12 | 136 |
| OEC ELC | Owatonna | Elementary | PK-PK | 109 |
| OWATONNA ECSE | Owatonna | Elementary | PK-PK | 87 |
| OWATONNA ALC 9-12 | Owatonna | High | 09-12 | 70 |
| Roosevelt ELC | Owatonna | Elementary | PK-PK | 32 |
| Owatonna Online 7-8 | Owatonna | Middle | 07-08 | 22 |
| Owatonna Online K-6 | Owatonna | Elementary | KG-06 | 14 |
| OWATONNA SUMMER SCHOOL 9-12 | Owatonna | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Out of State Care and Treatment | Owatonna | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Owatonna Night School | Owatonna | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Owatonna Summer School 6-8 | Owatonna | Middle | 06-08 | 0 |
About OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is a thinly populated Minnesota school district running 17 schools with combined enrollment near 4,890.
In terms of grade levels, OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is built around 8 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs about 288 students per school, 19% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 357.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,823 students to 4,890. OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT now counts 13 public schools, up from 8 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.