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School districts in Minnesota by county

Minnesota has 329 regular public school districts across 87 counties, enrolling 797,277 students in 2024–25. Minnesota children must turn 5 by September 1 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the Minnesota kindergarten cutoff.

The largest is Anoka-Hennepin School District in Anoka County (38,354 students). Hennepin County has the most districts, 15. In 4 of the 87 counties, only one district has its office. 3 have a full county directory page, linked below; every other district is listed by name in the table.

Minnesota counties and their districts

School districts in Minnesota by county, 2026–27
CountyDistrictsEnrollment (2024–25)School districts
Aitkin County31,670Aitkin Public School District, McGregor Public School District, Hill City Public School District
Anoka County661,827Anoka-Hennepin School District, Centennial Public School District, Spring Lake Park Public Schools, St. Francis Area Schools, Columbia Heights Public School Dist, Fridley Public School District
Becker County44,271Detroit Lakes Public School Dist., Frazee-Vergas Public School Dist., Lake Park Audubon School District, Pine Point Public School District
Beltrami County47,248Bemidji Public School District, Red Lake Public School District, Blackduck Public School District, Kelliher Public School District
Benton County26,252Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, Foley Public School District
Big Stone County2843Ortonville Public Schools, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley
Blue Earth County410,942Mankato Public School District, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, Maple River School District, St. Clair Public School District
Brown County43,446New Ulm Public School District, Springfield Public School District, Sleepy Eye Public School District, Comfrey Public School District
Carlton County75,992Cloquet Public School District, Esko Public School District, Barnum Public School District, Moose Lake Public School District, Wrenshall Public School District, Carlton Public School District, Cromwell-Wright Public Schools
Carver County415,664Eastern Carver County Public School, Waconia Public School District, Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist, Central Public School District
Cass County54,379Pillager Public School District, Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools, Pine River-Backus School District, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist, Northland Community Schools
Chippewa County22,094Montevideo Public School District, MACCRAY School District
Chisago County46,826Chisago Lakes School District, North Branch Area Public Schools, Rush City Public School District, Franconia Public School District
Clay County511,336Moorhead Area Public Schools, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Hawley Public School District, Barnesville Public School Dist., Ulen-Hitterdal Public School Dist
Clearwater County21,330Bagley Public School District, Clearbrook-Gonvick School District
Cook County1475Cook County Public Schools
Cottonwood County32,182Windom Public School District, Mountain Lake Public Schools, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools
Crow Wing County38,804Brainerd Public School District, Pequot Lakes Public Schools, Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist.
Dakota County972,026Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, Lakeville Area Schools, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools, Farmington Public School District, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, Hastings Public School District, Inver Grove Heights Schools, South St. Paul Public School Dist, Randolph Public School District
Dodge County33,662Kasson-Mantorville School District, Triton School District, Hayfield Public School District
Douglas County35,473Alexandria Public School District, Osakis Public School District, Brandon-Evansville Public Schools
Faribault County21,827Blue Earth Area School District, United South Central Schools
Fillmore County52,458Rushford-Peterson Public Schools, Fillmore Central, Kingsland Public School District, Lanesboro Public School District, Mabel-Canton Public School District
Freeborn County34,015Albert Lea Public School District, Alden-Conger Public School District, Glenville-Emmons School District
Goodhue County67,506Red Wing Public School District, Pine Island Public School District, Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District, Cannon Falls Public School District, Goodhue Public School District, Kenyon-Wanamingo School District
Grant County31,150West Central Area, Ashby Public School District, Herman-Norcross Community School
Hennepin County15139,841All 15 Hennepin County districts →
Houston County43,974Houston Public School District, La Crescent-Hokah School District, Caledonia Public School District, Spring Grove School District
Hubbard County32,542Park Rapids Public School District, Nevis Public School District, Laporte Public School District
Isanti County25,790Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist, Braham Public School District
Itasca County46,316Grand Rapids Public School District, Greenway Public School District, Deer River Public School District, Nashwauk-Keewatin School District
Jackson County21,353Jackson County Central School Dist., Heron Lake-Okabena School District
Kanabec County22,128Mora Public Schools, Ogilvie Public School District
Kandiyohi County35,736Willmar Public School District, New London-Spicer School District, Prinsburg Public School District
Kittson County3634Kittson Central School District, Lancaster Public School District, Tri-County School District
Koochiching County31,519International Falls School District, Littlefork-Big Falls School Dist., South Koochiching School District
Lac qui Parle County21,456Lac qui Parle Valley Schools, Dawson-Boyd Public School District
Lake County11,286Lake Superior Public School Dist.
Lake of the Woods County1462Lake of the Woods School District
Le Sueur County44,201Tri-City United School District, Le Sueur-Henderson School District, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, Cleveland Public School District
Lincoln County41,063RTR Public Schools, Hendricks Public School District, Lake Benton Public School District, Ivanhoe Public School District
Lyon County54,783Marshall Public School District, Lakeview School District, Tracy Area Public School District, Minneota Public School District, Lynd Public School District
Mahnomen County21,401Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools, Mahnomen Public School District
Marshall County41,469Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School Dist., Marshall County Central Schools, Stephen-Argyle Central Schools, Grygla Public School District
Martin County43,016Fairmont Area School District, Martin County West School District, Granada Huntley East Chain, Truman Public School District
McLeod County34,547Hutchinson Public School District, Glencoe-Silver Lake School District, Lester Prairie Public School Dist.
Meeker County33,327Litchfield Public School District, A.C.G.C. Public School District, Eden Valley-Watkins School District
Mille Lacs County45,880Princeton Public School District, Milaca Public School District, Onamia Public School District, Isle Public School District
Morrison County55,270Little Falls Community Schools, Pierz Public School District, Royalton Public School District, Swanville Public School District, Upsala Public School District
Mower County56,912Austin Public School District, Southland Public School District, Grand Meadow Public School District, Lyle Public School District, Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools
Murray County21,057Murray County Central Schools, Fulda Public School District
Nicollet County22,421St. Peter Public School District, Nicollet Public School District
Nobles County45,284Worthington Public School District, Adrian Public School District, Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools, Ellsworth Public School District
Norman County2871Ada-Borup-West Public Schools, Norman County East School District
Olmsted County523,444Rochester Public School District, Byron Public School District, Stewartville Public School District, Dover-Eyota Public School District, Chatfield Public Schools
Otter Tail County88,450Fergus Falls Public School District, Perham-Dent Public School District, Pelican Rapids Public Schools, New York Mills Public School Dist., Underwood Public School District, Parkers Prairie Public School Dist., Battle Lake Public School District, Henning Public School District
Pennington County22,000Thief River Falls School District, Goodridge Public School District
Pine County43,619Pine City Public School District, Hinckley-Finlayson School District, East Central School District, Willow River Public School District
Pipestone County21,575Pipestone Area School District, Edgerton Public School District
Polk County75,075East Grand Forks Public Schools, Crookston Public School District, Fosston Public School District, Fertile-Beltrami School District, Win-E-Mac School District, Fisher Public School District, Climax-Shelly Public Schools
Pope County11,324Minnewaska School District
Ramsey County571,556Saint Paul Public Schools, Mounds View Public School District, North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale, White Bear Lake School District, Roseville Public School District
Red Lake County2764Red Lake Falls Public School Dist., Red Lake County Central Public Sch
Redwood County52,340Redwood Area School District, Red Rock Central School District, Wabasso Public School District, Cedar Mountain School District, Milroy Public School District
Renville County31,635Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian, Renville County West Schools, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Rice County26,955Northfield Public School District, Faribault Public School District
Rock County21,485Luverne Public School District, Hills-Beaver Creek School District
Roseau County42,587Roseau Public School District, Warroad Public School District, Badger Public School District, Greenbush Middle River Schools
Scott County523,884Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, Shakopee Public School District, New Prague Area Schools, Jordan Public School District, Belle Plaine Public School District
Sherburne County320,644Elk River Public School District, Big Lake Public School District, Becker Public School District
Sibley County21,661Sibley East School District, GFW Public Schools
St. Louis County1222,006All 12 St. Louis County districts →
Stearns County1023,811All 10 Stearns County districts →
Steele County36,599Owatonna Public School District, Blooming Prairie Public Schools, Medford Public School District
Stevens County31,671Morris Area Public Schools, Hancock Public School District, Chokio-Alberta Public Schools
Swift County21,537Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Benson Public School District
Todd County42,957Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist, Staples-Motley School District, Browerville Public School District, Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist.
Traverse County2557Wheaton Area Public School District, Browns Valley Public School Dist
Wabasha County33,351Plainview-Elgin-Millville, Lake City Public School District, Wabasha-Kellogg School District
Wadena County43,001Wadena-Deer Creek School District, Menahga Public School District, Verndale Public School District, Sebeka Public School District
Waseca County33,143Waseca Public School District, NRHEG School District, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton
Washington County437,094South Washington County Schools, Stillwater Area Public Schools, Forest Lake Public School District, Mahtomedi Public School District
Watonwan County32,002St. James Public School District, Madelia Public School District, Butterfield-Odin Public Schools
Wilkin County31,025Breckenridge Public School District, Rothsay Public School District, Campbell-Tintah Public Schools
Winona County33,992Winona Area Public School District, St. Charles Public School District, Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist
Wright County926,087St. Michael-Albertville Schools, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools, Monticello Public School District, Delano Public School District, Dassel-Cokato Public Schools, Annandale Public School District, Rockford Public School District, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Maple Lake Public School District
Yellow Medicine County21,209Yellow Medicine East, Canby Public School District

Which district am I in?

Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.

Sources

District list, grades, school counts and websites: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) LEA Universe Directory, SY 2025-26 (preliminary, v0a), published July 1, 2026. Regular public districts only (NCES LEA types 1 and 2); charter-only, state-run and regional service agencies are not listed.
Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
Counties: NCES EDGE Public LEA Geocodes, SY 2024-25 (district office location) and NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files 2025 (grf25_lea_county) (counties each district boundary covers).
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