School district · Minnesota
Minneapolis Public School District
Minneapolis Public School District in Minnesota: 96 public schools with 29,928 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,469 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 96
- Students
- 29,928
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- MN 14.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $24,469
- MN $16.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,508
- Counselors (FTE)
- 80.2
- Students per counselor
- 373
- MN 476 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 45.7
- Librarians (FTE): 44.8
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Minnesota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Minnesota: 49%40%proficient
+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in Minnesota
Median 46% · 475 school districts compared
11,929 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Minnesota: 47%36%proficient
+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in Minnesota
Median 42% · 474 school districts compared
11,820 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 18% · $156.2M
- State
- 49% · $426.6M
- Local
- 34% · $295.1M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $14,157
- Support services
- $9,427
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $122M
- Long-term debt
- $57.9M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Early Childhood Assessment/SpecialSpecial education | Pre-K | 3 | — | — | — |
Prekindergarten NorthFree meals for all | Pre-K | 10 | — | — | — |
| Pre-K | 0 | — | — | — | |
Anishinabe Academy ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 183 | 9.2 | 11% | 7.3% |
Armatage ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 377 | 15.6 | 77% | 74% |
Bancroft ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 477 | 13.3 | 42% | 46% |
Barton ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 508 | 15.9 | 61% | 63% |
Bethune ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 213 | 7.7 | 9.7% | 3.9% |
Bryn Mawr ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 431 | 9.5 | 22% | 25% |
Burroughs ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 481 | 16.5 | 87% | 86% |
Cityview ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 239 | 10.2 | 14% | 8.6% |
Dowling ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 399 | 16.0 | 60% | 56% |
Early Childhood Special EducationSpecial education | Pre-K–K | 573 | 11.1 | — | — |
Ella Baker ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 512 | 9.4 | 13% | 9.6% |
Emerson ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 491 | 11.3 | 28% | 31% |
Field ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–5 | 287 | 14.7 | 78% | 75% |
Folwell ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 450 | 11.3 | 12% | 9.0% |
Green Central ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 594 | 13.3 | 35% | 38% |
Hale ElementaryFree meals for all | K–2 | 326 | 16.5 | — | — |
Hall Academy ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 234 | 8.9 | 15% | 16% |
Hiawatha ElementaryFree meals for all | K–2 | 201 | 12.2 | — | — |
Hmong International ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 258 | 9.6 | 9.4% | 8.7% |
Howe ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–5 | 230 | 12.8 | 67% | 64% |
Jenny Lind ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 236 | 7.6 | 12% | 9.4% |
Kenny ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 295 | 15.4 | 81% | 84% |
Kenwood ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 388 | 13.7 | 38% | 45% |
Lake Harriet Lower ElementaryFree meals for all | K–2 | 309 | 19.9 | — | — |
Lake Harriet Upper ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–5 | 284 | 16.8 | 80% | 81% |
Lake Nokomis Keewaydin ElementaryFree meals for all | 2–5 | 349 | 16.4 | 51% | 49% |
Lake Nokomis Wenonah ElementaryFree meals for all | K–1 | 152 | 11.8 | — | — |
Las Estrellas ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 401 | 9.6 | 15% | 12% |
Loring ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 321 | 10.4 | 32% | 25% |
Lucy Laney ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 386 | 10.2 | 17% | 10% |
Lyndale ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 466 | 11.3 | 32% | 29% |
MPS Online K-5Fully virtual | K–5 | 67 | 5.1 | — | — |
Marcy ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 415 | 11.1 | 28% | 25% |
Nellie Stone Johnson ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 304 | 11.7 | 13% | 6.5% |
Northrop ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 381 | 16.6 | 73% | 69% |
Pillsbury ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 439 | 10.4 | 20% | 22% |
Pratt ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 196 | 7.9 | 34% | 29% |
Seward ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 576 | 12.1 | 43% | 27% |
Sullivan ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 640 | 10.4 | 21% | 18% |
Waite Park ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 266 | 11.9 | 66% | 73% |
Webster ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 276 | 9.7 | 19% | 13% |
Whittier ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 491 | 11.4 | 14% | 9.1% |
Windom ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 369 | 17.8 | 65% | 60% |
Andersen MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,052 | 13.3 | 25% | 22% |
Anthony MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 727 | 19.7 | 68% | 63% |
Anwatin MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 334 | 11.9 | 11% | 8.4% |
Franklin MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 254 | 9.9 | 15% | 6.6% |
Justice Page MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,020 | 21.9 | 57% | 47% |
Northeast MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 541 | 14.1 | 26% | 19% |
Olson MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 329 | 7.9 | 14% | 6.0% |
Sanford MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 728 | 15.9 | 57% | 48% |
ALC Extended DayAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Basic SkillsAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Camden HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 783 | 10.2 | — | — |
Center SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 7–12 | 37 | — | — | — |
Center School ExtendedAlternative | 7–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Edison HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 865 | 13.5 | — | — |
FAIR HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 337 | 15.7 | — | — |
Harrison Education CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all | 9–12 | 50 | 4.5 | — | — |
Heritage Academy HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 71 | 4.1 | — | — |
Longfellow Alternative HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 7–12 | 50 | 7.8 | — | — |
Loring-Nicollet HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 57 | — | — | — |
Loring-Nicollet High ExtendedAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
MERC ExtendedAlternative | 9–12 | 7 | — | — | — |
MPS Online 6-12Fully virtual | 6–12 | 358 | 16.0 | 16% | 1.8% |
Menlo Park AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 45 | — | — | — |
Menlo Park Academy ExtendedAlternative | 9–12 | 3 | — | — | — |
MercAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 60 | — | — | — |
Minneapolis Academy & Career CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 76 | 10.8 | — | — |
Minneapolis Academy & Career ExtendAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
North HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 591 | 11.0 | — | — |
Plymouth Youth CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 96 | 96.0 | — | — |
Plymouth Youth Center ExtendedAlternative | 9–12 | 2 | — | — | — |
Roosevelt HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,148 | 14.8 | — | — |
Roosevelt High - SWSAlternative | 9–12 | 91 | — | — | — |
South HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,257 | 12.9 | — | — |
Southwest HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,195 | 15.7 | — | — |
Southwest High - SWSAlternative | 9–12 | 1 | — | — | — |
Stadium ViewAlternative | 6–12 | 43 | 3.6 | — | — |
Takoda PrepAlternative | 9–12 | 36 | — | — | — |
Takoda Prep ExtendedAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Transition Plus ServicesSpecial educationFree meals for all | 12 | 267 | 6.5 | — | — |
VOA HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 75 | 38.9 | — | — |
VOA High ExtendedAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Washburn HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,521 | 17.9 | — | — |
Wellstone International HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 166 | 8.3 | — | — |
Wellstone International High - SWSAlternative | 9–12 | 39 | — | — | — |
MPS Metro DTAlternativeFree meals for all | K–12 | 26 | 4.5 | — | — |
MPS Metro HAAlternative | K–12 | 35 | 4.2 | — | — |
Nonpublic Shared TimeSpecial education | K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Out of State Care and TreatmentAlternative | K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
River Bend Educational CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 65 | 3.6 | 40% | 30% |
Ronald McDonald HouseAlternative | K–12 | 6 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1250 W Broadway Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411
- Phone
- (612)668-0000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.