Public schools in Shakopee, MN

Shakopee has 19 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 7 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 8,089 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Shakopee Public School District runs 14 of them.

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

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

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

DistrictSchools in ShakopeeDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Shakopee Public School District147,867$13,885
Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 2883484not reported
Aspire Academy Charter School170$20,371
Minnesota Department of Corrections181not 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.

7 high schools in Shakopee, 3,040 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Shakopee High School2,82318.027.7%Shakopee
Tokata Learning Center8412.947.6%Shakopee
SWMetro Shakopee Special Ed637.652.4%Southwest Metro Intermediate
Sabers Online High School3613.261.1%Shakopee
Tokata ALC Independent Study1717.052.9%Shakopee
SWMetro Reflections154.346.7%Southwest Metro Intermediate
Mn Correctional Facility-Shakopee2not reportednot reportedMinnesota Department of Corrections

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.

3 middle schools in Shakopee, 1,761 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Shakopee West Middle School89915.728.0%Shakopee
Shakopee East Middle School82816.935.5%Shakopee
Sabers Online Middle School3410.644.1%Shakopee

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.

9 elementary schools in Shakopee, 3,288 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Jackson Elementary68314.626.4%Shakopee
Eagle Creek Elementary School62515.732.6%Shakopee
Sweeney Elementary60213.434.6%Shakopee
Sun Path Elementary52113.534.5%Shakopee
Red Oak Elementary45212.746.2%Shakopee
Aspire Academy Charter School16320.085.9%Aspire Academy Charter School
Special Services15230.443.4%Shakopee
SWMetro Level 4 Programs716.850.7%Southwest Metro Intermediate
Sabers Online Elementary197.136.8%Shakopee

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 Shakopee's public schools compare with Minnesota's

The median Shakopee school has 14.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the Minnesota median of 13.7. 6.3% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 20% across the state. Its median school enrolls 152 students (state 275).

Shakopee against Minnesota, schools open in 2024-25 with students
ShakopeeMinnesota
Median students per teacher14.613.7
Median school size (students)152275
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)6.3%20%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)5.3%22%
Charter schools5.3%12%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 19 Shakopee 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 Shakopee

  1. Shakopee Public School DistrictRuns 14 of Shakopee's 19 public schools and spent $13,885 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,885
  2. Shakopee High School, the largest high school in Shakopee2,823 students in 2024-25, 18.0 per teacher.2,823
  3. Compare Shakopee Public School District with Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288Shakopee'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 Shakopee 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 Shakopee

  1. How many public schools are in Shakopee, MN?
    19 public schools with an address in Shakopee were open in 2024-25: 7 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 8,089 students. 1 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Shakopee?
    Shakopee High School, with 2,823 students in 2024-25 (Shakopee Public School District).
  3. Which districts run Shakopee's schools?
    Shakopee Public School District (14 schools), Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288 (3 schools), Aspire Academy Charter School (1 school), Minnesota Department of Corrections (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 .