About Hawley Public School District
Hawley Public School District is a public school system serving Clay County, Minnesota, based in Hawley. It serves 1,058 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #157 largest of Minnesota’s 535 school systems.
Size and structure
Hawley Public School District enrolls 1,058 students in 3 schools — an average of about 353 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #157 of 535 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Hawley Public School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,058 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
Hawley Public School District employs about 78 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1 — below the Minnesota average of about 15.0:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 133.
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 Hawley 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 Hawley 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 Hawley Public School District in the free Cognia registry.
Hawley Public School District vs. Minnesota
See every Minnesota district side by side in the Minnesota directory.
Look up Hawley 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):
