Public schools in Alexandria, MN

Alexandria has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,834 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Alexandria Public Schools runs 6 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 4 districts and agencies that run Alexandria's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in AlexandriaDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Alexandria Public Schools64,046$14,622
Kalon Prep Academy1138$12,072
Runestone Area Education District177not reported
Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop169not 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.

3 high schools in Alexandria, 1,478 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Alexandria Area High School1,31517.815.7%Alexandria Public Schools
Kalon Prep Academy14112.239.7%Kalon Prep Academy
Runestone Alternative School2211.868.2%Runestone Area Education District

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 Alexandria, 898 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Discovery Middle School89815.921.2%Alexandria Public Schools

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.

4 elementary schools in Alexandria, 1,344 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lincoln Elementary48115.328.3%Alexandria Public Schools
Voyager Elementary44612.919.5%Alexandria Public Schools
Woodland Elementary School41011.134.9%Alexandria Public Schools
Lakes Country Academy - ALEX72.244.4%Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop

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 other school in Alexandria, 114 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Early Education Center11415.337.7%Alexandria Public Schools

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 Alexandria's public schools compare with Minnesota's

The median Alexandria school has 14.1 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Minnesota median of 13.7. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 20% across the state. Its median school enrolls 410 students (state 275).

Alexandria against Minnesota, schools open in 2024-25 with students
AlexandriaMinnesota
Median students per teacher14.113.7
Median school size (students)410275
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)33%20%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%22%
Charter schools11%12%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Alexandria 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 Alexandria

  1. Alexandria Public SchoolsRuns 6 of Alexandria's 9 public schools and spent $14,622 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,622
  2. Alexandria Area High School, the largest high school in Alexandria1,315 students in 2024-25, 17.8 per teacher.1,315
  3. Compare Alexandria Public Schools with Kalon Prep AcademyAlexandria's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MinnesotaMinnesota's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Alexandria 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

  1. Saint Paul135 schools
  2. Minneapolis132 schools
  3. Rochester44 schools
  4. Duluth30 schools
  5. Brooklyn Park29 schools
  6. Plymouth27 schools
  7. Bloomington26 schools
  8. Apple Valley20 schools

Questions about schools in Alexandria

  1. How many public schools are in Alexandria, MN?
    9 public schools with an address in Alexandria were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,834 students. 1 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Alexandria?
    Alexandria Area High School, with 1,315 students in 2024-25 (Alexandria Public Schools).
  3. Which districts run Alexandria's schools?
    Alexandria Public Schools (6 schools), Kalon Prep Academy (1 school), Runestone Area Education District (1 school), Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop (1 school). 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

Compiled from official source data by .