C
Minneapolis Public School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Minneapolis.
Students
29,928
Schools
96
Spent per student
$24,469
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$79.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Minneapolis Public School District
- School Grade C: better than 34% of Minnesota districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts below the state
- Spends 43% more per student than the MN average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 10.2% since 2020
- Debt of $79.5M, about $2,655 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cherry.
PK–6Cherry ElementarySt. Louis County School District
7–12Cherry SecondarySt. Louis County School District
Test scores vs. MN
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 44.2%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 52.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 84.4%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$24,469 per student · 43% above MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 49%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
27,166’20
30,112’21
29,204’22
29,063’23
29,928’24
Up 10.2% since 2020.
Students
White 36%Black 26%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
96 public schools.
Sullivan Elementary
D640 students10:1
Green Central Elementary
D−594 students13:1
Seward Elementary
576 students12:1
Early Childhood Special Education
573 students11:1
Ella Baker Elementary
D512 students9:1
Barton Elementary
508 students16:1
Emerson Elementary
C−491 students11:1
Whittier Elementary
D491 students11:1
Burroughs Elementary
A+481 students16:1
Bancroft Elementary
C−477 students13:1
Lyndale Elementary
B−466 students11:1
Folwell Elementary
450 students11:1
Pillsbury Elementary
D439 students10:1
Bryn Mawr Elementary
C−431 students10:1
Marcy Elementary
415 students11:1
Las Estrellas Elementary
D401 students10:1
Dowling Elementary
B399 students16:1
Kenwood Elementary
A+388 students14:1
Lucy Laney Elementary
D386 students10:1
Northrop Elementary
A381 students17:1
Armatage Elementary
A+377 students16:1
Windom Elementary
B−369 students18:1
Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary
349 students16:1
Hale Elementary
A+326 students17:1
Loring Elementary
D321 students10:1
Lake Harriet Lower Elementary
A+309 students20:1
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary
D304 students12:1
Kenny Elementary
A+295 students15:1
Field Elementary
287 students15:1
Lake Harriet Upper Elementary
284 students17:1
Webster Elementary
C276 students10:1
Waite Park Elementary
B266 students12:1
Hmong International Elementary
258 students10:1
Cityview Elementary
D−239 students10:1
Jenny Lind Elementary
D236 students8:1
Hall Academy Elementary
D234 students9:1
Howe Elementary
A−230 students13:1
Bethune Elementary
D−213 students8:1
Hiawatha Elementary
201 students12:1
Pratt Elementary
C+196 students8:1
Anishinabe Academy Elementary
D183 students9:1
Lake Nokomis Wenonah Elementary
152 students12:1
MPS Online K-5
67 students5:1
Andersen Middle
1,052 students13:1
Justice Page Middle
B−1,020 students22:1
Sanford Middle
C+728 students16:1
Anthony Middle
B727 students20:1
Northeast Middle
C−541 students14:1
Anwatin Middle
D334 students12:1
Olson Middle
D329 students8:1
Franklin Middle
D−254 students10:1
Washburn High
A−1,521 students18:1
South High
C1,257 students13:1
Southwest High
A−1,195 students16:1
Roosevelt High
D1,148 students15:1
Edison High
C865 students13:1
Camden High
C783 students10:1
North High
D591 students11:1
MPS Online 6-12
358 students16:1
FAIR High
C337 students16:1
Transition Plus Services
267 students7:1
Wellstone International High
D166 students8:1
Plymouth Youth Center
D96 students96:1
Roosevelt High - SWS
91 students
Minneapolis Academy & Career Center
76 students11:1
VOA High
D−75 students39:1
Heritage Academy High
D−71 students4:1
Merc
60 students
Loring-Nicollet High
D−57 students
Harrison Education Center
D−50 students5:1
Longfellow Alternative High
D−50 students8:1
Menlo Park Academy
D−45 students
Stadium View
D−43 students4:1
Wellstone International High - SWS
D−39 students
Center School
D−37 students
Takoda Prep
D−36 students
MERC Extended
7 students
Menlo Park Academy Extended
3 students
Plymouth Youth Center Extended
2 students
Southwest High - SWS
1 students
ALC Extended Day
0 students
Basic Skills
0 students
Center School Extended
0 students
Loring-Nicollet High Extended
0 students
Minneapolis Academy & Career Extend
0 students
Takoda Prep Extended
0 students
VOA High Extended
0 students
River Bend Educational Center
D65 students4:1
MPS Metro HA
35 students4:1
MPS Metro DT
D26 students4:1
Prekindergarten North
10 students
Ronald McDonald House
6 students
Early Childhood Assessment/Special
3 students
Nonpublic Shared Time
0 students
Out of State Care and Treatment
0 students
Prekindergarten South
0 students
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.