Total enrollment
8,571
+164 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
27 schools in White Bear Lake School District
Minnesota · 11,839 students · 2 cities
In total, White Bear Lake School District hosts 27 public K-12 schools with about 11,839 students, averaging 438 per school.
4-year change in White Bear Lake School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How White Bear Lake School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #77 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,839 | #12 of 269 | #748 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 20 | #16 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #210 of 267 | #6,680 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 30.4% | #184 of 269 | #6,585 of 8,164 |
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 White Bear Lake School District
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Lincoln Elementary at 66.0% proficient to Birch Lake Elementary at 32.3%, a gap of 33.7 points. That is the 13th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 5,183 to 4,553 students (down 12%) and from 327 to 322 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 White Bear Lake School District
White Bear Lake School District is a compact Minnesota school district running 27 schools with combined enrollment near 11,839.
On the level-by-level breakdown, White Bear Lake School District is built around 12 elementary, 6 middle, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, White Bear Lake School District runs about 438 students per school, 23% above the state mean of roughly 357.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in White Bear Lake School District has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,407 students to 8,571. The school count climbed from 16 to 17 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for White Bear Lake School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.