Public schools in Cold Spring, MN
Cold Spring has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,152 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Rocori School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Cold Spring's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Cold Spring | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocori School District | 5 | 2,387 | $13,341 |
| Benton-Stearns Education District | 1 | 142 | 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.
3 high schools in Cold Spring, 923 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocori Senior High | 824 | 15.1 | 19.3% | Rocori |
| Rocori Online Learning Site | 72 | 19.1 | 33.3% | Rocori |
| Rocori Alc | 27 | not reported | 44.4% | Rocori |
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 Cold Spring, 563 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocori Middle | 563 | 18.1 | 19.9% | Rocori |
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 Cold Spring, 656 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring Elementary | 656 | 15.3 | 29.4% | Rocori |
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 Cold Spring, 10 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton School | 10 | 5.0 | 70.0% | Benton-Stearns 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.
How Cold Spring's public schools compare with Minnesota's
The median Cold Spring school has 15.3 students per full-time teacher, more 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 318 students (state 275).
| Cold Spring | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.3 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 318 | 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 6 Cold Spring 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 Cold Spring
- Rocori School DistrictRuns 5 of Cold Spring's 6 public schools and spent $13,341 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,341
- Rocori Senior High, the largest high school in Cold Spring824 students in 2024-25, 15.1 per teacher.824
- Compare Rocori School District with Benton-Stearns Education DistrictCold Spring'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 a Cold Spring 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.
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- Saint Paul135 schools
- Minneapolis132 schools
- Rochester44 schools
- Duluth30 schools
- Brooklyn Park29 schools
- Plymouth27 schools
- Bloomington26 schools
- Apple Valley20 schools
Questions about schools in Cold Spring
How many public schools are in Cold Spring, MN?
6 public schools with an address in Cold Spring were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,152 students.What is the largest high school in Cold Spring?
Rocori Senior High, with 824 students in 2024-25 (Rocori School District).Which districts run Cold Spring's schools?
Rocori School District (5 schools), Benton-Stearns Education District (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