St. Cloud
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.
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...
43% Black: How St. Cloud Became Minnesota's Most Transformed District
In 2006-07, St. Cloud enrolled 9,557 students. Nearly four out of five were white. Black students made up 12.1% of the district, a small minority in a city that had been overwhelmingly Scandinavian an...