Osseo Education Center

Located at 324 6TH AVE NE, in OSSEO, Minnesota, Osseo Education Center is a micro-enrollment high school that caters to 99 students (grade 12), run under OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 73% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Within OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 31 schools and 21,138 students, Osseo Education Center is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Osseo Education Center lists that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 26% White, 18% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Osseo Education Center has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Hennepin County reports that median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Osseo Education Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Noble Academy Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 32%: 75 students in 2018 compared to 99 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 43% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.