Total enrollment
1,752
-38 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 1,752 students · 1 city
WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT's public-school directory holds 7 schools, serving about 1,752 K-12 students inside Minnesota (an average of 250 per school).
4-year change in WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+1 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #103 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,752 | #97 of 269 | #4,888 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #70 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #131 of 267 | #5,423 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 44.6% | #89 of 269 | #4,961 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #67 of 152 | #3,739 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 WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from HARTLEY ELEMENTARY at 45.1% proficient to WASECA JUNIOR HIGH at 37.1%, a gap of 8.1 points. That is the 74th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 1,935 to 1,709 students (down 12%) and from 126 to 115 full-time teachers (down 9%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseca Senior High | Waseca | High | 09-12 | 555 |
| HARTLEY ELEMENTARY | Waseca | Elementary | PK-03 | 429 |
| WASECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL | Waseca | Middle | 04-06 | 380 |
| WASECA JUNIOR HIGH | Waseca | Middle | 07-08 | 280 |
| Waseca Area Learning Center | Waseca | High | 07-12 | 65 |
| Waseca Early Childhood | Waseca | Elementary | PK-PK | 38 |
| WASECA MIDDLE LEVEL ALC | Waseca | Middle | 07-08 | 5 |
About WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is a low-population Minnesota school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 1,752.
On the school-mix side, WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT covers 2 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs about 250 students per school, 30% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 357.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 1,790 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,752 in SY 2024-25. WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT now counts 7 public schools, up from 6 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.