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 Wanda.
PK–6Wabasso ElementaryWabasso Public School District
7–12Wabasso SecondaryWabasso Public 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.