MN County FIPS: 27159

Public Schools in Wadena County, MN

Directory of 17 public schools operating in Wadena County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts

School Year	Operating Schools	Total Students	Teachers (FTE)	Student/Teacher Ratio	Total FRPL
2024-2025	14	3,201	239.3	13.4:1	1,578
2023-2024	14	3,228	234.7	13.8:1	1,821
2022-2023	14	3,221	226.8	14.2:1	1,857
2021-2022	14	3,217	225.3	14.3:1	1,337
2020-2021	14	2,743	212.8	12.9:1	1,168

School Districts in Wadena County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 5 Districts

Freshwater Education District 7 Menahga Public School District 2 SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT 3

Cities & Municipalities in Wadena County

5 Cities

Menahga 3 Sebeka 2 Staples 1 Verndale 2 Wadena 9

County Schools Listing

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School Name	Grades	Level	District	City	Action
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION	PK	Pre-K Only	Freshwater Education District	WADENA	View ›
Elm Tree Academy	2-12	Other / Combined	Freshwater Education District	WADENA	View ›
Freshwater Education District ALC	6-12	High School	Freshwater Education District	WADENA	View ›
Freshwater Menahga ALC	—	General K-12	Freshwater Education District	MENAHGA	View ›
Freshwater Staples ALC	—	General K-12	Freshwater Education District	STAPLES	View ›
Freshwater Wadena ALC	—	General K-12	Freshwater Education District	WADENA	View ›
LEAF RIVER ACADEMY	K-12	Other / Combined	Freshwater Education District	WADENA	View ›
MENAHGA ELEMENTARY	PK-6	Elementary School	Menahga Public School District	MENAHGA	View ›
Menahga High School	7-12	High School	Menahga Public School District	MENAHGA	View ›
SEBEKA ELEMENTARY	PK-6	Elementary School	SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	SEBEKA	View ›
SEBEKA SECONDARY	7-12	High School	SEBEKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	SEBEKA	View ›
VERNDALE ELEMENTARY	PK-6	Elementary School	VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	VERNDALE	View ›
VERNDALE SECONDARY	7-12	High School	VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	VERNDALE	View ›
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE	5-6	Middle School	WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT	WADENA	View ›
WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY	PK-4	Elementary School	WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT	WADENA	View ›
WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH	7-12	High School	WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT	WADENA	View ›
White Pine Academy	5-12	High School	Freshwater Education District	WADENA	View ›