Minnesota School District Rankings

500 districts serving 867,482 students

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Largest District

Anoka-Hennepin School District

38,631 students

Most Schools

Saint Paul Public Schools

102 schools

Total Districts

500

Total Students

0.9M

Largest Districts by Enrollment

The 50 largest school districts in Minnesota, ranked by total student enrollment.

#	District	City	Students
1	Anoka-Hennepin School District	ANOKA	38,631
2	Saint Paul Public Schools	SAINT PAUL	32,145
3	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	ROSEMOUNT	29,115
4	Minneapolis Public School District	MINNEAPOLIS	29,063
5	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	MAPLE GROVE	20,776
6	South Washington County Schools	COTTAGE GROVE	19,360
7	ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	ROCHESTER	17,342
8	Elk River Public School District	ELK RIVER	14,352
9	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PLYMOUTH	12,625
10	Lakeville Area Schools	LAKEVILLE	12,021
11	MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	SHOREVIEW	11,632
12	MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	MINNETONKA	11,356
13	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	NEW HOPE	10,735
14	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	NORTH SAINT PAUL	10,633
15	BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	BLOOMINGTON	10,294
16	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	WAITE PARK	9,543
17	EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL	CHASKA	9,254
18	EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	EDEN PRAIRIE	8,963
19	PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS	PRIOR LAKE	8,777
20	DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	DULUTH	8,757
21	EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	EDINA	8,609
22	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	WHITE BEAR LAKE	8,549
23	Stillwater Area Public Schools	STILLWATER	8,368
24	MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	MANKATO	8,276
25	SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	SHAKOPEE	7,678
26	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	BURNSVILLE	7,594
27	Moorhead Area Public Schools	MOORHEAD	7,460
28	ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	ROSEVILLE	7,355
29	HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	HOPKINS	6,977
30	CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	CIRCLE PINES	6,772
31	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	ALBERTVILLE	6,696
32	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	FARMINGTON	6,630
33	SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	SPRING LAKE PARK	6,140
34	BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	BRAINERD	6,134
35	FOREST LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	FOREST LAKE	5,763
36	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	MENDOTA HEIGHTS	5,293
37	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	BUFFALO	5,282
38	AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	AUSTIN	5,146
39	CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST	CAMBRIDGE	5,092
40	OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	OWATONNA	4,995
41	Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch	MINNEAPOLIS	4,943
42	BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	BEMIDJI	4,812
43	SAUK RAPIDS-RICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	SAUK RAPIDS	4,352
44	ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	SAINT LOUIS PARK	4,347
45	St. Francis Area Schools	SAINT FRANCIS	4,236
46	WILLMAR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	WILLMAR	4,220
47	MONTICELLO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	MONTICELLO	4,138
48	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	HASTINGS	4,095
49	NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS	NEW PRAGUE	4,072
50	SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN SCHOOL DISTRICT	SARTELL	4,046

Districts with Most Schools

Minnesota school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.

#	District	City	Schools
1	Saint Paul Public Schools	SAINT PAUL	102
2	Minneapolis Public School District	MINNEAPOLIS	98
3	Anoka-Hennepin School District	ANOKA	51
4	Intermediate School District 287	PLYMOUTH	50
5	ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	ROCHESTER	49
6	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	ROSEMOUNT	40
7	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	MAPLE GROVE	34
8	Elk River Public School District	ELK RIVER	31
9	South Washington County Schools	COTTAGE GROVE	29
10	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	NEW HOPE	28
11	MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	SHOREVIEW	27
12	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	WAITE PARK	27
13	DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	DULUTH	27
14	Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop	MARSHALL	27
15	MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	MANKATO	26
16	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	WHITE BEAR LAKE	25
17	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	NORTH SAINT PAUL	23
18	BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	BLOOMINGTON	23
19	EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL	CHASKA	23
20	WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PLYMOUTH	21
21	Lakeville Area Schools	LAKEVILLE	20
22	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	BURNSVILLE	20
23	CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	CIRCLE PINES	18
24	CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST	CAMBRIDGE	18
25	ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	ROSEVILLE	17
26	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	SHAKOPEE	17
27	Stillwater Area Public Schools	STILLWATER	16
28	Moorhead Area Public Schools	MOORHEAD	16
29	HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	HOPKINS	15
30	BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	BEMIDJI	15
31	St. Francis Area Schools	SAINT FRANCIS	15
32	NORTHEAST METRO 916	WHITE BEAR LAKE	15
33	EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	EDINA	14
34	SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	SHAKOPEE	14
35	FOREST LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	FOREST LAKE	14
36	AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	AUSTIN	14
37	OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	OWATONNA	14
38	INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917	ROSEMOUNT	14
39	Goodhue County Education District	RED WING	14
40	SOUTHERN MN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM	AUSTIN	14
41	MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	MINNETONKA	13
42	PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS	PRIOR LAKE	13
43	BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	BRAINERD	13
44	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	MENDOTA HEIGHTS	13
45	EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	EDEN PRAIRIE	12
46	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	FARMINGTON	12
47	SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	SPRING LAKE PARK	12
48	ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	SAINT LOUIS PARK	12
49	WILLMAR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	WILLMAR	12
50	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	HASTINGS	12

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