Best High Schools in Minnesota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCA-III test scores by the Minnesota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 480)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
271122000504	341	Edgerton Secondary	Public	6-12	423 1st Ave W	Edgerton	56128	Pipestone County	Edgerton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 442-7881	209	18	11.3	50.7%	154 (73.7%)	4 (1.9%)	42 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$13,217							34.1	62.3	177	164
270010801263	342	Pipestone Senior High	Public	9-12	1401 7th St SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 825-5861	340	20	17.2	38.8%	249 (73.2%)	5 (1.5%)	63 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$16,414							33.9	44.9	277	65
270008901148	343	Nrheg Secondary	Public	6-12	306 Ash Ave S	New Richland	56072	Waseca County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 465-3205	455	28	16.1	41.8%	409 (89.9%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$11,400							32.9	44.4	279	64
270000804459	344	North Woods Secondary	Public	7-12	10248 Olson Rd E	Cook	55723	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 666-5221	275	20	13.5	54.5%	170 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.7%)	$16,454							32.8	24.7	380	36
273351001494	345	Technical Senior High	Public	9-12	4200 33rd St S	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-8350	1,515	82	18.3	66.9%	600 (39.6%)	707 (46.7%)	87 (5.7%)	23 (1.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (6.1%)	$12,760							32.1	34.8	337	8
270729000292	346	Burnsville High School	Public	9-12	600 E Hwy 13	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-2100	2,119	111	19	57.3%	707 (33.4%)	551 (26.0%)	543 (25.6%)	178 (8.4%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	122 (5.8%)	$13,436							32	28	372	26
270011001099	347	Cedar Mountain Secondary	Public	6-12	310 Somerville Ave N	Morgan	56266	Redwood County	Cedar Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 249-5990	245	16	15.7	46.5%	189 (77.1%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	$12,711							31.8	33.7	345	2
270010900850	348	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary	Public	7-12	510 9th St NE	Long Prairie	56347	Todd County	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 732-2194	478	34	14.1	64.4%	241 (50.4%)	2 (0.4%)	222 (46.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,657							31.6	27.4	373	25
272382001162	349	North Branch Area High School	Public	9-12	38175 Grand Ave	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1500	781	36	21.5	31.8%	665 (85.1%)	11 (1.4%)	36 (4.6%)	42 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	$12,321							31.5	29.5	364	15
270002300704	350	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda	Public	6-12	220 3rd St W	Hector	55342	Renville County	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart	No	No	No	No	(320) 848-2233	267	18	14.7	48.3%	218 (81.6%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$13,354							31.1	38.7	320	30

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Math, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.