About Elk River Public School District
Elk River Public School District is a public school system serving Sherburne County, Minnesota, based in Elk River. It serves 14,577 students across 28 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #8 largest of Minnesota’s 535 school systems.
Size and structure
Elk River Public School District enrolls 14,577 students in 28 schools — an average of about 521 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #8 of 535 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Elk River Public School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (14,577 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Elk River Public School District employs about 721 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 20.2:1 — above the Minnesota average of about 15.0:1. Total district staff is roughly 1,641.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Minnesota funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Elk River Public School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Minnesota’s accountability system, North Star, is published through the Minnesota Report Card, covering achievement, growth, graduation, progress toward English-language proficiency and consistent attendance rather than a single A–F grade. Look up Elk River Public School District on the Minnesota Report Card.
Accreditation status
Minnesota has no state accreditation requirement for public districts; where districts pursue voluntary accreditation they generally work with Cognia, the de facto K-12 accreditor. Look up Elk River Public School District in the free Cognia registry.
Elk River Public School District vs. Minnesota
See every Minnesota district side by side in the Minnesota directory.
Look up Elk River Public School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):