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Hastings Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 5 public high schools serving 1,429 students in Hastings Public School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in Minnesota.
Public High Schools in Hastings Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Minnesota public high school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Public High School in Hastings Public School District have a Graduation Rate of 92%, which is more than the Minnesota average of 83%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Hastings High School, with 94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Minnesota or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
12 Schools
1,177 Schools
# Students
4,095 Students
310,035 Students
# Teachers
243 Teachers
18,776 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hastings Public School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#148 out of 527 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
41%
Graduation Rate
93%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.57
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
2%
7%
% Hispanic
7%
11%
% Black
3%
11%
% White
81%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,095 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,309 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$67 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,095
$17,854
Spending / Student
$16,309
$18,580
Best Hastings Public School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hastings High School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
200 General Sieben Dr
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7470
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7470
Grades: 9-12
| 1,390 students
Rank: #22.
Hastings Alternative Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
200 General Sieben Dr
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7690
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7690
Grades: 9-12
| 34 students
Rank: #33.
Hoa High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
200 General Sieben Dr
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7470
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7470
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Allina Hastings Php
Alternative School
1285 Nininger Rd, Ste 200
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7000
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7000
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Staars
Special Education School
310 River Street
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7670
Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 480-7670
Grades: 12
| 5 students
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