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)
273225001371	181	Roseau Secondary	Public	7-12	509 3rd St NE	Roseau	56751	Roseau County	Roseau Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 463-2770	535	32	16.8	22.8%	477 (89.2%)	6 (1.1%)	19 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	$12,696							64.3	65.3	156	25
274086001709	182	Upsala Secondary	Public	7-12	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2176	158	13	11.8	29.7%	155 (98.1%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,052							64	59.7	196	14
272838001256	183	Pine City Secondary	Public	7-12	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 629-4111	699	37	19.1	39.5%	606 (86.7%)	5 (0.7%)	22 (3.1%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	$13,798							63.9	61.3	187	4
271827000848	184	Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary	Public	7-12	700 Main St	Littlefork	56653	Koochiching County	Littlefork-Big Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 278-6614	182	12	15.4	44.5%	168 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$14,981							63.9	71.5	114	70
272514001204	185	Osakis Secondary	Public	7-12	500 1st Ave E	Osakis	56360	Douglas County	Osakis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 859-2191	413	26	15.9	35.4%	378 (91.5%)	7 (1.7%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,259							63.6	69.4	131	54
272142001084	186	Moorhead High School	Public	9-12	2300 4th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2300	2,017	113	17.7	40.2%	1,421 (70.5%)	237 (11.8%)	167 (8.3%)	27 (1.3%)	57 (2.8%)	1 (0.0%)	107 (5.3%)	$11,791							63.4	53.1	234	48
270016301310	187	Renville County West Senior High	Public	7-12	301 NE 3rd St	Renville	56284	Renville County	Renville County West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 329-8368	229	16	14.5	49.8%	155 (67.7%)	1 (0.4%)	67 (29.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,851							63.4	74.6	101	86
270046605301	188	Rock Ridge Secondary	Public	7-12	1403 Progress Pkwy	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-3500	1,114	59	18.9	30.7%	959 (86.1%)	11 (1.0%)	30 (2.7%)	6 (0.5%)	22 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (7.7%)								63.2	50.6	248	60
273330001459	189	Spring Grove Secondary	Public	7-12	113 2nd Ave NW	Spring Grove	55974	Houston County	Spring Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 498-3221	156	13	11.6	30.8%	145 (92.9%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$14,757							62.9	56.8	212	23
271821000839	190	Litchfield Senior High	Public	9-12	901 N Gilman Ave	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 693-2424	442	23	19.2	35.7%	380 (86.0%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,204							62.8	70.5	122	68

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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