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2,909 schools in Minnesota

87 counties · 480 cities · Public K-12

Public K-12 in Minnesota totals 2,909 schools, an average of roughly 33 per county. The single largest school in the state is Wayzata High.

Residents
5,739,445
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
882,538
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
2,909
public K-12
Counties
87
480 cities

Minnesota rankings

Largest district
Anoka-Hennepin School District38,746 students · 53 schools

Test scores

Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 49.9% met or exceeded.
Top 5 schools
  1. 1.ATHENEUM ELEMENTARY
    INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
    98.4%
  2. 2.GATE 4/5
    STILLWATER
    98.3%
  3. 87.2%
  4. 87.0%
  5. 82.5%
Lowest 5 schools
  1. 1.Escuela Exitos
    NEW HOPE
    3.7%
  2. 3.9%
  3. 4.7%
  4. 5.2%
  5. 5.Career Pathways
    SAINT PAUL
    5.9%

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Counties

Most schoolsA-Z
Hennepin County496 schools→Ramsey County302 schools→Dakota County170 schools→Anoka County145 schools→Washington County103 schools→St. Louis County100 schools→Wright County88 schools→Stearns County74 schools→Olmsted County72 schools→Scott County66 schools→Carver County57 schools→Sherburne County45 schools→Rice County40 schools→Beltrami County38 schools→Otter Tail County37 schools→Goodhue County36 schools→Mower County34 schools→Clay County32 schools→Blue Earth County31 schools→Morrison County28 schools→Chisago County27 schools→Mille Lacs County27 schools→Itasca County26 schools→Carlton County25 schools→Nicollet County25 schools→Crow Wing County24 schools→Isanti County24 schools→Steele County24 schools→Becker County22 schools→Douglas County22 schools→Kandiyohi County22 schools→McLeod County22 schools→Cass County21 schools→Lyon County21 schools→Nobles County21 schools→Pine County21 schools→Brown County20 schools→Houston County20 schools→Polk County20 schools→Winona County20 schools→Freeborn County19 schools→Wadena County17 schools→Benton County16 schools→Fillmore County15 schools→Hubbard County15 schools→Martin County15 schools→Cottonwood County14 schools→Dodge County13 schools→Le Sueur County13 schools→Meeker County13 schools→Todd County13 schools→Waseca County13 schools→Lincoln County12 schools→Redwood County12 schools→Sibley County12 schools→Chippewa County11 schools→Marshall County11 schools→Roseau County11 schools→Wabasha County11 schools→Aitkin County10 schools→Koochiching County10 schools→Pipestone County10 schools→Renville County10 schools→Big Stone County9 schools→Cook County9 schools→Yellow Medicine County9 schools→Grant County8 schools→Mahnomen County8 schools→Pope County8 schools→Rock County8 schools→Swift County8 schools→Watonwan County8 schools→Wilkin County8 schools→Jackson County7 schools→Kanabec County7 schools→Pennington County7 schools→Stevens County7 schools→Faribault County6 schools→Kittson County6 schools→Murray County6 schools→Red Lake County6 schools→Clearwater County5 schools→Lac qui Parle County5 schools→Norman County5 schools→Lake County4 schools→Traverse County4 schools→Lake of the Woods County3 schools→