Hastings High School

As a sizable senior high in HASTINGS, Minnesota, Hastings High School caters to 1,301 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Hastings Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 251% above typical.

Hastings Public School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,041 students. Hastings High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hastings High School lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dakota County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hastings High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dakota County put median household income runs about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), Hastings High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hastings Alternative Center, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hastings High School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 1,430 students in 2018 compared to 1,301 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 90% to 82%.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.