Minneapolis Public School District
Public school district · Hennepin County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2721240
Minneapolis Public School District spent $21,839 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 84 schools enrolled 29,923 students in 2024-25; 47.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,469 per student, up 12.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 68% (Minnesota: 83.3%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Minnesota's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Minneapolis ranks 1.
Where the money came from
$795,276,000 in revenue: 47.4% state, 34.9% local and 17.7% federal. Total spending including $103,343,000 of capital outlay was $814,929,000, or $27,904 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$377,155,000 47%
- Local$277,290,000 35%
- Federal$140,831,000 18%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 163 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
29,205 students in 2022-23, 28,950 students in 2023-24, 29,921 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 29,205 | 1789.2 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 28,950 | 2086.6 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 29,921 | 2377.7 | 12.6 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$167,329,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,729 per student
Minneapolis Public School District booked $167,329,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,903 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $87,941 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 96 in 100 Minnesota districts with a figure (state median $62,418, 464 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $126,495,000 | 75.6% |
| Special education | $33,686,000 | 20.1% |
| Vocational | $2,168,000 | 1.3% |
| Other programs | $4,980,000 | 3.0% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,034 in 2018-19, $5,326 in 2019-20, $5,260 in 2020-21, $5,890 in 2021-22, $5,729 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Minneapolis Public School District scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 33% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Minnesota | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 42% | 51.1% | 12,216 |
| Math | 33% | 44.8% | 11,763 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
68% of the 2,494 students in Minneapolis Public School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 68% | 83.3% |
| Students in the class | 2,494 | 69,945 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
43 elementary schools, 15,471 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Elementary | 640 | 10.4 | 80.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Green Central Elementary | 594 | 13.3 | 48.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Seward Elementary | 576 | 12.1 | 43.8% | Not Title I |
| Early Childhood Special Education | 573 | 11.1 | 48.5% | Not Title I |
| Ella Baker Elementary | 512 | 9.4 | 74.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Barton Elementary | 508 | 15.9 | 28.5% | Not Title I |
| Emerson Elementary | 491 | 11.3 | 47.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Whittier Elementary | 491 | 11.4 | 79.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Burroughs Elementary | 481 | 16.5 | 8.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Bancroft Elementary | 477 | 13.3 | 50.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Lyndale Elementary | 466 | 11.3 | 69.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Folwell Elementary | 450 | 11.3 | 83.6% | Not Title I |
The other 31 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillsbury Elementary | 439 | 10.4 | 69.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Bryn Mawr Elementary | 431 | 9.5 | 80.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Marcy Elementary | 415 | 11.1 | 62.9% | Not Title I |
| Las Estrellas Elementary | 401 | 9.6 | 66.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Dowling Elementary | 399 | 16.0 | 34.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Kenwood Elementary | 388 | 13.7 | 48.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Lucy Laney Elementary | 386 | 10.2 | 83.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Northrop Elementary | 381 | 16.6 | 14.2% | Eligible, no program |
| Armatage Elementary | 377 | 15.6 | 18.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Windom Elementary | 369 | 17.8 | 35.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary | 349 | 16.4 | 27.5% | Not Title I |
| Hale Elementary | 326 | 16.5 | 16.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Loring Elementary | 321 | 10.4 | 60.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Lake Harriet Lower Elementary | 309 | 19.9 | 11.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary | 304 | 11.7 | 94.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Kenny Elementary | 295 | 15.4 | 9.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Field Elementary | 287 | 14.7 | 15.7% | Not Title I |
| Lake Harriet Upper Elementary | 284 | 16.8 | 13.0% | Not Title I |
| Webster Elementary | 276 | 9.7 | 80.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Waite Park Elementary | 266 | 11.9 | 25.2% | Eligible, no program |
| Hmong International Elementary | 258 | 9.6 | 88.0% | Not Title I |
| Cityview Elementary | 239 | 10.2 | 83.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Jenny Lind Elementary | 236 | 7.6 | 77.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Hall Academy Elementary | 234 | 8.9 | 88.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Howe Elementary | 230 | 12.8 | 23.9% | Eligible, no program |
| Bethune Elementary | 213 | 7.7 | 86.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Hiawatha Elementary | 201 | 12.2 | 30.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Pratt Elementary | 196 | 7.9 | 73.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Anishinabe Academy Elementary | 183 | 9.2 | 88.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Lake Nokomis Wenonah Elementary | 152 | 11.8 | 27.0% | Eligible, no program |
| MPS Online K-5 | 67 | 5.1 | 86.6% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
8 middle schools, 4,985 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andersen Middle | 1,052 | 13.3 | 62.1% | Not Title I |
| Justice Page Middle | 1,020 | 21.9 | 31.4% | Eligible, no program |
| Sanford Middle | 728 | 15.9 | 30.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Anthony Middle | 727 | 19.7 | 21.9% | Eligible, no program |
| Northeast Middle | 541 | 14.1 | 58.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Anwatin Middle | 334 | 11.9 | 75.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Olson Middle | 329 | 7.9 | 72.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Franklin Middle | 254 | 9.9 | 79.1% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
27 high schools, 9,323 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn High | 1,521 | 17.9 | 32.9% | Eligible, no program |
| South High | 1,257 | 12.9 | 59.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Southwest High | 1,195 | 15.7 | 22.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Roosevelt High | 1,148 | 14.8 | 40.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Edison High | 865 | 13.5 | 64.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Henry High | 783 | 10.2 | 66.4% | Schoolwide program |
| North High | 591 | 11.0 | 69.2% | Schoolwide program |
| MPS Online 6-12 | 358 | 16.0 | 68.4% | Schoolwide program |
| FAIR High | 337 | 15.7 | 54.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Transition Plus Services | 267 | 6.5 | 62.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Wellstone International High | 166 | 8.3 | 49.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Plymouth Youth Center | 96 | 96.0 | 94.8% | Schoolwide program |
The other 15 high schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt High - SWS | 91 | not reported | not reported | Schoolwide program |
| Minneapolis Academy & Career Center | 76 | 10.8 | 78.9% | Schoolwide program |
| VOA High | 75 | 38.9 | 85.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Heritage Academy High | 71 | 4.1 | 80.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Merc | 60 | not reported | 81.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Loring-Nicollet High | 57 | not reported | 57.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Harrison Education Center | 50 | 4.5 | 92.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Longfellow Alternative High | 50 | 7.8 | 92.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Menlo Park Academy | 45 | not reported | 84.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Stadium View | 43 | 3.6 | 72.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Wellstone International High - SWS | 39 | not reported | 46.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Center School | 37 | not reported | 97.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Takoda Prep | 36 | not reported | 80.6% | Schoolwide program |
| MERC Extended | 7 | not reported | not reported | Not Title I |
| Plymouth Youth Center Extended | 2 | not reported | not reported | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
6 other schools, 144 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Bend Educational Center | 65 | 3.6 | 89.2% | Eligible, no program |
| Mps Metro Ha | 35 | 4.2 | 54.3% | Schoolwide program |
| MPS Metro DT | 26 | 4.5 | 57.7% | Not Title I |
| Prekindergarten North | 10 | not reported | 80.0% | Not Title I |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | 6 | not reported | not reported | Not Title I |
| Prekindergarten South | 2 | not reported | not reported | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
5 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
MERC Extended
High school in Minneapolis; open in 2024-25; 7 students.
Ronald Mcdonald House
School in Minneapolis; open in 2024-25; 6 students.
Plymouth Youth Center Extended
High school in Minneapolis; open in 2024-25; 2 students.
Prekindergarten South
School in Minneapolis; open in 2024-25; 2 students.
Mps Metro C
School in Minneapolis; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 1 student.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Minneapolis Public School District
- Website: mpschools.org
- Phone: (612) 668-0000
- Office: 1250 W Broadway Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Minneapolis Public School District
- Minnesota districts by spending per studentMinneapolis Public School District ranks 3 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,839).#3 of 163
- Every school district in MinnesotaMinneapolis Public School District is the number 4 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 29,205 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#4 of 543
- Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196The next larger Minnesota district: 29,221 students in fall 2022, $15,334 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,334
- Osseo Area SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 20,737 students in fall 2022, $16,345 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,345
- Compare Minneapolis Public School District with Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Washburn High, its largest high school1,521 students in 2024-25, 17.9 per teacher.1,521
- Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaMinneapolis Public School District spent $87,941 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$87,941
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Minneapolis Public School District
How many schools and students are in Minneapolis Public School District?
84 schools were open in 2024-25 (43 elementary, 8 middle, 27 high, 6 other), enrolling 29,923 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Minneapolis Public School District spend per student?
$21,839 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,469 per student, up 12.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Minneapolis Public School District's money come from?
$795,276,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.4% state, 34.9% local and 17.7% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Minneapolis Public School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 8,362 of the 54,386 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Minneapolis Public School District spend on teacher salaries?
$167,329,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,729 per student. Divided by the 1,903 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $87,941 per teacher, more than 96 in 100 Minnesota districts (state median $62,418). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Minneapolis Public School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Minneapolis Public School District scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 33% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Minneapolis Public School District?
68% of the 2,494 students in Minneapolis Public School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Minneapolis Public School District's NCES district ID?
2721240. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25