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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...
Rochester Improved Attendance Faster Than Minnesota, but Still Led Large Districts in Chronic Absence
The chronic-absence rate in Rochester fell from 40.7% in the school year ending 2022 to 33.8% in 2023 and 31.8% in 2024. That was an 8.9-percentage-point improvement over two annual transitions.
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...