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)
271407000729	401	Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary	Public	7-12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 384-6132	421	30	13.9	58.0%	275 (65.3%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.5%)	4 (1.0%)	66 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.9%)	$14,274							18.1	32.4	353	48
270034604167	402	Voyageurs Expeditionary School	Public, Charter	9-12	3724 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Voyageurs Expeditionary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3130	71	10	6.9	85.9%	15 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.3%)	$23,034							17.9	29.4	365	37
270444004159	403	Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	2900 Division St W	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 444-1600	67	3	26.6	67.2%	35 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (43.3%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$11,944							17.8	20.4	395	8
270029103722	404	East Range Academy Of Technical-Science	Public, Charter	9-12	8541 Park Ridge Dr	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	East Range Academy Of Technical-Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 744-7965	149	9	16.3	92.6%	119 (79.9%)	4 (2.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.4%)	$15,983							17.4	11.9	419	15
270030405221	405	Community School of Excellence High	Public, Charter	9-12	240 Plato Blvd E	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Community School Of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 917-0073	194	9	22.6	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								17.4			(n/a)
270732000305	406	Butterfield Secondary	Public	7-12	440 Hubbard Ave	Butterfield	56120	Watonwan County	Butterfield-Odin Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 956-2771	107	8	13.5	59.8%	40 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (59.8%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$15,766							17.4	12.1	417	11
271701000787	407	Kelliher Secondary	Public	7-12	345 4th St NW	Kelliher	56650	Beltrami County	Kelliher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 647-3110	159	14	11.5	67.3%	70 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$20,406							17.2	24.4	382	25
270022103136	408	Riverway Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	1200 Storrs Pond Road	Winona	55987	Winona County	Riverway Learning Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 474-6120	68	2	28.9	80.9%	55 (80.9%)	3 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.7%)	$13,126							16.6	20.2	396	12
272520005371	409	279Online Learning Program 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 391-8890	182	20	8.9	56.6%	49 (26.9%)	58 (31.9%)	30 (16.5%)	33 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)								16.4	33.1	348	61
273384001585	410	Harding Senior High	Public	9-12	1540 6th St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 793-4700	1,597	87	18.3	79.4%	72 (4.5%)	271 (17.0%)	261 (16.3%)	894 (56.0%)	20 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (4.9%)	$15,363							16.2	13.7	409	1

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.