Minneapolis
Minneapolis: Nearly Half of Students Were Chronically Absent at COVID Peak
> Correction: An earlier draft incorrectly said Minneapolis was absent from the 2023-24 district file, used a false statewide baseline, overstated the Twin Cities gap, and cited unverified 2024-25 sub...
Every Other Group Is Growing. White Enrollment Is Not.
Minnesota's total K-12 enrollment is higher today than it was in 2007. The state enrolled 873,175 students in 2025-26, up 32,613 from the 840,562 it counted 19 years earlier.
Minneapolis Is Becoming Whiter as Black Families Leave
In 2007, Black students were the largest racial group in Minneapolis Public Schools, accounting for 41.3% of enrollment. White students made up 28.5%. Nineteen years later, those positions have revers...
One in Five: Minnesota Nears a Special Education Threshold
In 2014, roughly one in seven Minnesota students received special education services. In 2026, it is closer to one in five. The share has grown every year except 2021, when COVID disrupted identificat...
Five Years Later, Minnesota Is Still at the COVID Floor
Correction (July 23, 2026): An earlier version said no large district had returned to pre-pandemic enrollment, which its own examples contradicted. Eight of the state's 26 large districts, including W...
Minnesota's Hispanic Enrollment Drops for the First Time in 18 Years
For 18 consecutive years, Hispanic enrollment in Minnesota moved in one direction. From 48,269 students in 2006-07 to 101,440 in 2024-25, the growth never paused, not even during the pandemic. No othe...