Public + private high schools, every state.
1,280
high schools (public + private)
1,187
public (438 districts)
93
private (NCES PSS)
76,682
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

MN public HS enrollment trend

Across the 263,348 students enrolled in MN brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +2.0% by 2024 (268,493 students, +5,145 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 4.9% (13,285 of 268,493 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

🗺️ State context · NAEP 2024

How does MN compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
280
+7 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
263
+3 vs national avg (260)
national avg MN Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. MN is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

SAINT PAUL 43 HS 14,144
MINNEAPOLIS 50 HS 11,292
PLYMOUTH 10 HS 5,996
MINNETONKA 5 HS 5,969
ROCHESTER 17 HS 5,396
APPLE VALLEY 9 HS 5,001
WOODBURY 4 HS 4,453
LAKEVILLE 5 HS 3,752
BLOOMINGTON 5 HS 3,646
EDEN PRAIRIE 4 HS 3,321

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
PACT CHARTER SECONDARY
PACT CHARTER SCHOOL
226→368 +62.8%
MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY
MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY
281→432 +53.7%
HIGHVIEW ALC
ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
181→277 +53.0%
Rock Ridge High School
Rock Ridge Public Schools
494→684 +38.5%
EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
241→328 +36.1%
North High
Minneapolis Public School District
438→591 +34.9%
Paladin Career and Tech High School
Paladin Career and Tech High School
197→257 +30.5%
Twin Cities Academy
Twin Cities Academy
282→366 +29.8%
Prairie Seeds High School Academy
PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY
220→282 +28.2%
Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric
Parnassus Preparatory School
204→258 +26.5%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS
311→181 -41.8%
917 DCALS Main
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917
190→112 -41.1%
Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School
Anoka-Hennepin School District
208→131 -37.0%
Southwest High
Minneapolis Public School District
1,715→1,195 -30.3%
Austin Area Learning Center
Austin Public School District
192→136 -29.2%
ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART
ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART
438→336 -23.3%
Metro College Prep
Metro Schools Charter
437→337 -22.9%
Lewiston-Altura Secondary
Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist
288→223 -22.6%
Martin County West Senior High
Martin County West School District
238→187 -21.4%
LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY
LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT
155→122 -21.3%

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