Public schools in Hawley, MN

Hawley has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 1,192 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Hawley Public Schools runs 3 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Hawley's public schools

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

DistrictSchools in HawleyDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Hawley Public Schools31,048$11,422
Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative377not 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 Hawley, 484 students

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 elementary schools in Hawley, 605 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Hawley Elementary57915.611.9%Hawley Public Schools
Spring Prairie Elementary268.788.5%Hawley 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.

One other school in Hawley, 103 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative10318.737.9%Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative

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 Hawley's public schools compare with Minnesota's

The median Hawley school has 10.7 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 65 students (state 275).

Hawley against Minnesota, schools open in 2024-25 with students
HawleyMinnesota
Median students per teacher10.713.7
Median school size (students)65275
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)0%20%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%22%
Charter schools0%12%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Hawley 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 Hawley

  1. Hawley Public SchoolsRuns 3 of Hawley's 6 public schools and spent $11,422 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,422
  2. Hawley Secondary, the largest high school in Hawley453 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.453
  3. Compare Hawley Public Schools with Lake Agassiz Education CooperativeHawley'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 a Hawley 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 Hawley

  1. How many public schools are in Hawley, MN?
    6 public schools with an address in Hawley were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 1,192 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Hawley?
    Hawley Secondary, with 453 students in 2024-25 (Hawley Public Schools).
  3. Which districts run Hawley's schools?
    Hawley Public Schools (3 schools), Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative (3 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