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Minnesota school data rankings
Compare every reported district by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 561 current districts, 537 report 2024–25 enrollment and 526 match the FY 2023 finance file.
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537 districts with this measure reported
Data ranking
Largest school districts in Minnesota
Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.
Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.
Data ranking
Highest spending per pupil in Minnesota
Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.
| Rank | Name | Location | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop 292 students | MARSHALL | $161,566 |
| 2 | Intermediate School District 287 927 students | PLYMOUTH | $100,174 |
| 3 | Northeast Metro 916 856 students | WHITE BEAR LAKE | $80,071 |
| 4 | Freshwater Education District 200 students | WADENA | $64,713 |
| 5 | Spero Academy 275 students | MINNEAPOLIS | $64,546 |
| 6 | Intermediate School District 917 555 students | ROSEMOUNT | $62,984 |
| 7 | LIONSGATE ACADEMY 412 students | MINNETONKA | $60,459 |
| 8 | Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 560 students | SHAKOPEE | $55,872 |
| 9 | Goodhue County Education District 319 students | RED WING | $55,310 |
| 10 | RIVER BEND EDUCATION DISTRICT 226 students | NEW ULM | $43,369 |
| 11 | RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,519 students | RED LAKE | $29,400 |
| 12 | Venture Academy 289 students | MINNEAPOLIS | $25,756 |
| 13 | Harvest Best Academy 790 students | MINNEAPOLIS | $24,582 |
| 14 | SOUTH KOOCHICHING SCHOOL DISTRICT 203 students | NORTHOME | $24,200 |
| 15 | NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY 219 students | HUTCHINSON | $23,911 |
| 16 | Minnesota Internship Center 324 students | MINNEAPOLIS | $23,810 |
| 17 | CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1,119 students | CASS LAKE | $22,906 |
| 18 | KIPP Minnesota Charter School 231 students | MINNEAPOLIS | $22,831 |
| 19 | St. Paul City School 615 students | SAINT PAUL | $22,794 |
| 20 | Minnesota Math and Science Academy 570 students | SAINT PAUL | $22,697 |
| 21 | Sojourner Truth Academy 383 students | MINNEAPOLIS | $22,560 |
| 22 | Twin Lakes STEM Academy 217 students | BROOKLYN CENTER | $22,395 |
| 23 | Minneapolis Public School District 29,928 students | MINNEAPOLIS | $21,839 |
| 24 | Saint Paul Public Schools 33,041 students | SAINT PAUL | $21,634 |
| 25 | NORTHLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 344 students | REMER | $21,033 |
Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.
Data ranking
Minnesota high schools with broad reported program access
Counts reported AP, gifted, and computer-science program areas. This does not measure course quality, participation, or current availability.
| Rank | Name | Location | Areas offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGH 09–12 · 73 AP courses | MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | 3 of 3 |
| 2 | Roseville Area Senior High 09–12 · 37 AP courses | Roseville Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 3 | Wayzata High 09–12 · 29 AP courses | Wayzata Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 4 | Edina Senior High 09–12 · 25 AP courses | Edina Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 5 | Hopkins High School 09–12 · 23 AP courses | Hopkins Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 6 | Jefferson High School 09–12 · 23 AP courses | Bloomington Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 7 | Orono Senior High 09–12 · 21 AP courses | Orono Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 8 | Simley Senior High 09–12 · 20 AP courses | Inver Grove Heights Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 9 | Mounds View Senior High 09–12 · 19 AP courses | Mounds View Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 10 | Spring Lake Park Senior High 09–12 · 18 AP courses | Spring Lake Park Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 11 | LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH 09–12 · 18 AP courses | Lakeville Area Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 12 | Tonka Online 06–12 · 18 AP courses | MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | 3 of 3 |
| 13 | STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 17 AP courses | Stillwater Area Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 14 | LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH 09–12 · 17 AP courses | Lakeville Area Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 15 | Irondale Senior High 09–12 · 17 AP courses | Mounds View Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 16 | Chanhassen High School 09–12 · 17 AP courses | Eastern Carver County Public School | 3 of 3 |
| 17 | Mayo High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses | Rochester Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 18 | Kennedy High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses | Bloomington Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 19 | Farmington High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Farmington Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 20 | Two Rivers High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan | 3 of 3 |
| 21 | Tartan Senior High 09–12 · 14 AP courses | North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale | 3 of 3 |
| 22 | Technical Senior High 09–12 · 14 AP courses | St. Cloud Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 23 | John Marshall High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Rochester Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 24 | South High 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Minneapolis Public School District | 3 of 3 |
| 25 | MAHTOMEDI SENIOR HIGH 09–12 · 13 AP courses | MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | 3 of 3 |
Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.