Public schools in Adams, MN
Adams has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 545 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Southland School District runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Adams's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Adams | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southland School District | 3 | 448 | $14,786 |
| Southern Mn Education Consortium | 2 | 151 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Adams, 190 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southland Senior High | 190 | 18.0 | 17.9% | Southland |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Adams, 107 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southland Middle | 107 | 16.7 | 29.9% | Southland |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One elementary school in Adams, 223 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southland Elementary | 223 | 11.1 | 32.3% | Southland |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 other schools in Adams, 25 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success East | 16 | 4.6 | 75.0% | Southern Mn Education Consortium |
| First Step Adams | 9 | 9.0 | 66.7% | Southern Mn Education Consortium |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Adams's public schools compare with Minnesota's
The median Adams school has 11.1 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Minnesota median of 13.7. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 20% across the state. Its median school enrolls 107 students (state 275).
| Adams | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.1 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 107 | 275 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 20% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 22% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 12% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Adams schools and the 2,321 Minnesota schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Adams
- Southland School DistrictRuns 3 of Adams's 5 public schools and spent $14,786 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,786
- Southland Senior High, the largest high school in Adams190 students in 2024-25, 18.0 per teacher.190
- Compare Southland School District with Southern Mn Education ConsortiumAdams's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaMinnesota's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Adams addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Minnesota
- Saint Paul135 schools
- Minneapolis132 schools
- Rochester44 schools
- Duluth30 schools
- Brooklyn Park29 schools
- Plymouth27 schools
- Bloomington26 schools
- Apple Valley20 schools
Questions about schools in Adams
How many public schools are in Adams, MN?
5 public schools with an address in Adams were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 545 students.What is the largest high school in Adams?
Southland Senior High, with 190 students in 2024-25 (Southland School District).Which districts run Adams's schools?
Southland School District (3 schools), Southern Mn Education Consortium (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25