Minnesota School Districts by Zip Code

Q: How do I find my school district in Minnesota?

Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box to instantly find your Minnesota school district, including ratings, enrollment data, per-pupil spending, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.

Q: What is the best school district in Minnesota?

Based on NCES 2024-2025 data, the top-rated districts in Minnesota score 9-10 out of 10. Use our district table below, sorted by rating, to find the highest-rated districts near you.

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All Minnesota School Districts 158 districts, sorted by rating

District	City	Rating	Zip Codes
Eden Prairie Schools	Eden Prairie	9/10 Great	2
Hopkins Public Schools	Minnetonka	7/10 Good	2
St. Louis Park Public Schools	St. Louis Park	7/10 Good	1
Albert Lea Public School District	Albert Lea	6/10 Average	1
Alden-Conger Public School District	Alden-Conger	6/10 Average	1
Annandale Public School District	Annandale	6/10 Average	2
Anoka-Hennepin Public School District	Anoka-Hennepin	6/10 Average	8
Austin Public School District	Austin	6/10 Average	2
Barnum Public School District	Barnum	6/10 Average	2
Becker Public School District	Becker	6/10 Average	2
Belle Plaine Public School District	Belle Plaine	6/10 Average	1
Big Lake Public School District	Big Lake	6/10 Average	1
Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School District	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	6/10 Average	1
Blooming Prairie Public School District	Blooming Prairie	6/10 Average	1
Bloomington Public School District	Bloomington	6/10 Average	5
Blue Earth Area Public Schools	Blue Earth	6/10 Average	1
Braham Public School District	Braham	6/10 Average	2
Brooklyn Center School District	Brooklyn Center	6/10 Average	1
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Public Schools	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart	6/10 Average	3
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose	6/10 Average	3
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage	6/10 Average	2
Byron Public School District	Byron	6/10 Average	1
Caledonia Public School District	Caledonia	6/10 Average	3
Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	Cambridge-Isanti	6/10 Average	3
Cannon Falls Public School District	Cannon Falls	6/10 Average	1
Carlton Public School District	Carlton	6/10 Average	2
Cedar Mountain School District	Cedar Mountain	6/10 Average	1
Centennial Public School District	Centennial	6/10 Average	1
Central Public School District	Central	6/10 Average	3
Chatfield Public Schools	Chatfield	6/10 Average	1
Chisago Lakes School District	Chisago Lakes	6/10 Average	5
Chisholm Public School District	Chisholm	6/10 Average	1
Cloquet Public School District	Cloquet	6/10 Average	1
Columbia Heights Public School District	Columbia Heights	6/10 Average	1
Cook County Public Schools	Cook	6/10 Average	6
Cromwell-Wright Public Schools	Cromwell-Wright	6/10 Average	2
Dassel-Cokato Public School District	Dassel-Cokato	6/10 Average	2
Delano Public School District	Delano	6/10 Average	1
Dover-Eyota Public School District	Dover-Eyota	6/10 Average	2
Duluth Public School District	Duluth	6/10 Average	8
East Central School District	East Central	6/10 Average	4
Eastern Carver County Public Schools	Eastern Carver	6/10 Average	4
Eden Prairie Public School District	Eden Prairie	6/10 Average	1
Eden Valley-Watkins School District	Eden Valley-Watkins	6/10 Average	2
Edina Public School District	Edina	6/10 Average	4
Elk River School District	Elk River	6/10 Average	3
Esko Public School District	Esko	6/10 Average	1
Faribault Public School District	Faribault	6/10 Average	2
Farmington Public School District	Farmington	6/10 Average	1
Fillmore Central	Fillmore Central	6/10 Average	3
Floodwood Public School District	Floodwood	6/10 Average	1
Forest Lake Public School District	Forest Lake	6/10 Average	5
Fridley Public School District	Fridley	6/10 Average	1
G.F.W.	G.F.W	6/10 Average	3
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	Glencoe-Silver Lake	6/10 Average	5
Goodhue Public School District	Goodhue	6/10 Average	1
Grand Meadow Public School District	Grand Meadow	6/10 Average	1
Grand Rapids Public School District	Grand Rapids	6/10 Average	6
Greenway Public School District	Greenway	6/10 Average	4
Hastings Public School District	Hastings	6/10 Average	3
Hayfield Public School District	Hayfield	6/10 Average	4
Hermantown Public School District	Hermantown	6/10 Average	2
Hibbing Public School District	Hibbing	6/10 Average	1
Hill City Public School District	Hill	6/10 Average	3
Hinckley-Finlayson School District	Hinckley-Finlayson	6/10 Average	3
Houston Public School District	Houston	6/10 Average	1
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	6/10 Average	3
Hutchinson Public School District	Hutchinson	6/10 Average	1
Inver Grove Heights Schools	Inver Grove Heights	6/10 Average	1
Jordan Public School District	Jordan	6/10 Average	1
Kasson-Mantorville School District	Kasson-Mantorville	6/10 Average	2
Kenyon-Wanamingo School District	Kenyon-Wanamingo	6/10 Average	3
Kimball Public School District	Kimball	6/10 Average	1
Kingsland Public School District	Kingsland	6/10 Average	2
La Crescent-Hokah School District	La Crescent-Hokah	6/10 Average	2
Lake City Public School District	Lake	6/10 Average	3
Lake Superior Public School District	Lake Superior	6/10 Average	9
Lakeville Public School District	Lakeville	6/10 Average	1
Lanesboro Public School District	Lanesboro	6/10 Average	1
LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools	LeRoy-Ostrander	6/10 Average	2
Lester Prairie Public School District	Lester Prairie	6/10 Average	1
Lewiston-Altura Public School District	Lewiston-Altura	6/10 Average	4
Litchfield Public School District	Litchfield	6/10 Average	2
Lyle Public School District	Lyle	6/10 Average	1
Mabel-Canton Public School District	Mabel-Canton	6/10 Average	2
Mahtomedi Public School District	Mahtomedi	6/10 Average	2
Mankato Public School District	Mankato	6/10 Average	2
Maple Lake Public School District	Maple Lake	6/10 Average	1
Maple River School District	Maple River	6/10 Average	1
McGregor Public School District	McGregor	6/10 Average	2
Medford Public School District	Medford	6/10 Average	1
Mesabi East School District	Mesabi East	6/10 Average	3
Minneapolis Public School District	Minneapolis	6/10 Average	12
Minnetonka Public School District	Minnetonka	6/10 Average	2
Monticello Public School District	Monticello	6/10 Average	1
Moose Lake Public School District	Moose Lake	6/10 Average	1
Mora Public School District	Mora	6/10 Average	1
Mounds View Public School District	Mounds View	6/10 Average	2
Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	Mountain Iron-Buhl	6/10 Average	3
Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	Nashwauk-Keewatin	6/10 Average	4
Nett Lake Public School District	Nett Lake	6/10 Average	1
New Prague Area Schools	New Prague	6/10 Average	3
North Branch Public Schools	North Branch	6/10 Average	3
North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District	North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale	6/10 Average	3
Northfield Public School District	Northfield	6/10 Average	2
Orono Public School District	Orono	6/10 Average	3
Osseo Public School District	Osseo	6/10 Average	5
Owatonna Public School District	Owatonna	6/10 Average	1
Pine City Public School District	Pine	6/10 Average	3
Pine Island Public School District	Pine Island	6/10 Average	1
Plainview-Elgin-Millville	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	6/10 Average	3
Princeton Public School District	Princeton	6/10 Average	2
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	Prior Lake-Savage	6/10 Average	1
Proctor Public School District	Proctor	6/10 Average	1
Randolph Public School District	Randolph	6/10 Average	1
Red Wing Public School District	Red Wing	6/10 Average	2
Richfield Public School District	Richfield	6/10 Average	1
Robbinsdale Public School District	Robbinsdale	6/10 Average	4
Rochester Public School District	Rochester	6/10 Average	7
Rock Ridge Public Schools	Rock Ridge	6/10 Average	4
Rockford Public School District	Rockford	6/10 Average	3
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	6/10 Average	6
Roseville Public School District	Roseville	6/10 Average	2
Rush City Public School District	Rush	6/10 Average	1
Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	Rushford-Peterson	6/10 Average	2
Shakopee Public School District	Shakopee	6/10 Average	1
Sibley East School District	Sibley East	6/10 Average	3
South St. Paul Public School District	South St. Paul	6/10 Average	1
South Washington County School District	South Washington	6/10 Average	5
Southland Public School District	Southland	6/10 Average	5
Spring Grove School District	Spring Grove	6/10 Average	1
Spring Lake Park Public Schools	Spring Lake Park	6/10 Average	1
St. Charles Public School District	St. Charles	6/10 Average	1
St. Cloud Public School District	St. Cloud	6/10 Average	1
St. Francis Area Schools	St. Francis	6/10 Average	3
St. Louis County School District	St. Louis	6/10 Average	17
St. Louis Park Public School District	St. Louis Park	6/10 Average	1
St. Michael-Albertville School District	St. Michael-Albertville	6/10 Average	2
St. Paul Public School District	St. Paul	6/10 Average	11
Stewartville Public School District	Stewartville	6/10 Average	2
Stillwater Area Public School District	Stillwater	6/10 Average	5
Tri-City United School District	Tri-City United	6/10 Average	1
Triton School District	Triton	6/10 Average	3
United South Central School District	United South Central	6/10 Average	1
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School District	Wabasha-Kellogg	6/10 Average	3
Waconia Public School District	Waconia	6/10 Average	4
Watertown-Mayer Public School District	Watertown-Mayer	6/10 Average	2
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School District	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	6/10 Average	2
Wayzata Public School District	Wayzata	6/10 Average	3
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	6/10 Average	4
Westonka Public School District	Westonka	6/10 Average	2
White Bear Lake School District	White Bear Lake	6/10 Average	2
Willow River Public School District	Willow River	6/10 Average	2
Winona Area Public School District	Winona	6/10 Average	3
Wrenshall Public School District	Wrenshall	6/10 Average	2
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District	Zumbrota-Mazeppa	6/10 Average	2
Minneapolis Public Schools	Minneapolis	4/10 Below Avg	9
St. Paul Public Schools	St. Paul	4/10 Below Avg	1

School Districts in Minnesota

Minnesota is home to 158 public school districts serving approximately 860,000 students across 409+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 6/10, based on NCES 2024–2025 data covering enrollment, per-pupil spending, school counts, and grade spans.

Top-rated districts in Minnesota include Eden Prairie Schools, Hopkins Public Schools, St. Louis Park Public Schools, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment trends, and spending data.

Finding Your District in Minnesota

School district boundaries in Minnesota are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.

Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers

In Minnesota, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many school districts are in Minnesota? ▼

Minnesota has 158 public school districts covering 409+ zip codes and serving an estimated 860,000 students. The statewide average district rating is 6/10 based on NCES 2024–2025 data.

How do I find my school district in Minnesota? ▼

Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Minnesota school district, including ratings, per-pupil spending, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.

What is the best school district in Minnesota? ▼

The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are in the top tier based on NCES enrollment, spending, and school-count data. Click any district name to view its full profile.

Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼

Currently we support zip code lookup. Enter your zip code to find your district. For exact address-level lookups, contact your local school district office directly, as boundaries can vary within a single zip code.

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