Public schools in Northfield, MN

Northfield has 12 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,213 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Northfield Public Schools runs 10 of them.

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

The 3 districts and agencies that run Northfield's public schools

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

DistrictSchools in NorthfieldDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Northfield Public Schools103,857$16,214
Prairie Creek Community School1177$12,486
Arcadia Charter School1115$17,357

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.

4 high schools in Northfield, 1,543 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Northfield Senior High1,28321.019.6%Northfield Public Schools
Arcadia Charter School11611.926.7%Arcadia Charter School
Northfield Area Learning Center10719.454.2%Northfield Public Schools
Northfield Portage High School3714.027.0%Northfield 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.

2 middle schools in Northfield, 862 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Northfield Middle84519.021.8%Northfield Public Schools
Northfield Portage Middle School179.952.9%Northfield 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.

5 elementary schools in Northfield, 1,691 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bridgewater Elementary56414.120.0%Northfield Public Schools
Greenvale Park Elementary48811.827.9%Northfield Public Schools
Spring Creek Elementary44511.924.5%Northfield Public Schools
Prairie Creek Community School18012.012.8%Prairie Creek Community School
Northfield Portage Elementary146.071.4%Northfield 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 Northfield, 117 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Northfield Community Education Cntr1177.038.5%Northfield 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 Northfield's public schools compare with Minnesota's

The median Northfield school has 12.0 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 149 students (state 275).

Northfield against Minnesota, schools open in 2024-25 with students
NorthfieldMinnesota
Median students per teacher12.013.7
Median school size (students)149275
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)0%20%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%22%
Charter schools17%12%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 12 Northfield 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 Northfield

  1. Northfield Public SchoolsRuns 10 of Northfield's 12 public schools and spent $16,214 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,214
  2. Northfield Senior High, the largest high school in Northfield1,283 students in 2024-25, 21.0 per teacher.1,283
  3. Compare Northfield Public Schools with Prairie Creek Community SchoolNorthfield'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 Northfield 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 Northfield

  1. How many public schools are in Northfield, MN?
    12 public schools with an address in Northfield were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,213 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Northfield?
    Northfield Senior High, with 1,283 students in 2024-25 (Northfield Public Schools).
  3. Which districts run Northfield's schools?
    Northfield Public Schools (10 schools), Prairie Creek Community School (1 school), Arcadia Charter School (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 .