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)
272355001157	171	Marshall County Central High	Public	7-12	310 Minnesota Ave W	Newfolden	56738	Marshall County	Marshall County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 874-7225	215	16	13	28.8%	204 (94.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,297							65.5	49.1	258	87
279144702316	172	Kittson Central Secondary	Public	7-12	444 N Ash Ave	Hallock	56728	Kittson County	Kittson Central School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 843-3682	109	12	8.7	33.9%	95 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	$18,508							65.4	89.4	31	141
273387001641	173	St. Peter High School	Public	9-12	2121 West Broadway Avenue	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4212	711	40	17.8	35.3%	494 (69.5%)	55 (7.7%)	130 (18.3%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$20,295							64.9	70.6	121	52
270023100773	174	Jackson County Central Senior High	Public	9-12	1128 N Hwy	Jackson	56143	Jackson County	Jackson County Central School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 847-5310	331	20	16.1	38.1%	280 (84.6%)	7 (2.1%)	26 (7.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$12,496							64.7	16.3	403	229
279145002326	175	Mesabi East Secondary	Public	7-12	601 N 1st St W	Aurora	55705	St. Louis County	Mesabi East School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 229-3321	395	24	16.6	45.3%	353 (89.4%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$13,877							64.6	64.4	165	10
270276000057	176	Aitkin Secondary School	Public	7-12	306 2nd St NW	Aitkin	56431	Aitkin County	Aitkin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 927-2115	520	38	13.6	47.1%	479 (92.1%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$12,937							64.5	66.6	152	24
270975000417	177	Crosby-Ironton Secondary	Public	7-12	711 Poplar St	Crosby	56441	Crow Wing County	Crosby-Ironton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 545-8802	461	26	17.4	45.6%	423 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$13,420							64.4	73.7	104	73
271311000656	178	Cook County Senior High	Public	9-12	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 387-2271	173	17	10	43.9%	117 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.2%)	$14,018							64.4	47	267	89
270012800630	179	Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High	Public	9-12	1825 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 864-2401	483	23	21	36.0%	356 (73.7%)	3 (0.6%)	110 (22.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,981							64.3	43.2	290	111
270972000412	180	Crookston Secondary	Public	6-12	402 Fisher Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 281-2144	616	40	15.4	56.2%	391 (63.5%)	14 (2.3%)	129 (20.9%)	5 (0.8%)	48 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.5%)	$13,630							64.3	73.9	103	77

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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.

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