[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Hennepin County Total Schools
2025	147
2024	156
2023	149
2022	144
2021	145
2020	147
2019	140
2018	145
2017	135
2016	143
2015	140

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Private schools down 9 in Hennepin County, falling from 156 in 2024 to 147 in 2025.

# Students

29,606 Students

95,929 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	277	181	179
2024	272	177	172
2023	272	175	174
2022	285	186	185
2021	281	181	180
2020	266	169	171
2019	273	176	175
2018	230	169	172
2017	239	172	180
2016	234	168	178
2015	232	165	167

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Average students up 43 in Hennepin County private schools, rising from 234 in 2016 to 277 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

36%

23%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	35%	23%	34%
2024	33%	22%	34%
2023	29%	22%	33%
2022	34%	23%	33%
2021	34%	23%	32%
2020	31%	22%	32%
2019	34%	22%	31%
2018	29%	20%	31%
2017	29%	20%	32%
2016	28%	20%	32%
2015	30%	20%	32%

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Students of color up 7 points in Hennepin County private schools, from 28% in 2016 to 35% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

2,588 Teachers

7,800 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	11:1	12:1	11:1
2024	12:1	13:1	11:1
2023	12:1	12:1	11:1
2022	12:1	13:1	11:1
2021	13:1	13:1	11:1
2020	13:1	13:1	12:1
2019	13:1	13:1	12:1
2018	10:1	12:1	12:1
2017	11:1	12:1	12:1
2016	11:1	12:1	12:1
2015	11:1	12:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio down 2 in Hennepin County private schools, from 13:1 in 2021 to 11:1 in 2025.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

57%

51%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	56%	51%	55%
2024	55%	50%	54%
2023	56%	52%	54%
2022	57%	51%	54%
2021	57%	52%	54%
2020	55%	53%	54%
2019	56%	54%	53%
2018	57%	53%	53%
2017	56%	53%	53%
2016	56%	52%	52%
2015	57%	51%	52%

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Average Class Size

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	18	17	16
2024	18	16	15
2023	18	16	15
2022	17	16	15
2021	17	16	15
2020	17	16	15
2019	17	16	15
2018	17	16	15
2017	17	15	15
2016	16	15	15
2015	16	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	16	12	13
2024	18	12	12
2023	15	12	11
2022	16	11	11
2021	14	11	11
2020	14	10	11
2019	14	10	11
2018	13	10	11
2017	12	10	10
2016	12	9	10
2015	12	9	10

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Average SAT score

1274

(Out of 1600)

1277

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	1320	1285	1233
2024	1320	1280	1230
2023	1330	1299	1228
2022	1312	1300	1229
2021	1312	1301	1229
2020	1317	1303	1226
2019	1322	1316	1226
2018	1317	1301	1226
2017	1306	1289	1233

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SAT score up 14 points in Hennepin County private schools, rising from 1306 in 2017 to 1320 in 2025.

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	28	26	26
2024	28	26	26
2023	28	26	26
2022	28	26	26
2021	27	26	26
2020	27	26	25
2019	27	26	25
2018	27	26	25
2017	27	26	25
2016	26	26	25
2015	27	25	25

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ACT score up 2 points in Hennepin County private schools, rising from 26 in 2016 to 28 in 2025 while Minnesota stayed at 26.

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$10,976

$8,864

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	$10,917	$8,712	$13,580
2024	$10,846	$8,570	$13,227
2023	$10,042	$8,292	$12,716
2022	$9,533	$7,968	$12,216
2021	$9,308	$7,745	$11,969
2020	$9,145	$7,537	$11,683
2019	$9,037	$7,475	$11,449
2018	$8,868	$7,340	$11,183
2017	$8,644	$7,202	$10,900
2016	$8,415	$6,950	$10,523
2015	$7,862	$6,628	$10,108

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Tuition rose 30% in Hennepin County, from $8,415 in 2016 to $10,917 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$695

$630

Average % on Financial Aid

45%

39%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	44%	39%	34%
2024	44%	38%	34%
2023	42%	36%	34%
2022	38%	35%	33%
2021	38%	35%	33%
2020	37%	35%	32%
2019	35%	35%	31%
2018	33%	34%	30%
2017	33%	33%	30%
2016	32%	31%	29%
2015	28%	29%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,006

$2,747

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	$4,910	$3,008	$7,073
2024	$5,145	$2,962	$6,930
2023	$5,049	$2,926	$6,469
2022	$5,038	$3,207	$6,289
2021	$5,228	$3,190	$6,055
2020	$5,215	$3,236	$5,921
2019	$4,904	$3,303	$5,795
2018	$3,393	$3,183	$5,456
2017	$3,613	$3,390	$5,319
2016	$3,311	$3,093	$5,105
2015	$4,102	$3,282	$5,030

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Grant amount up 1,599 in Hennepin County, from $3,311 in 2016 to $4,910 in 2025.

Average Acceptance Rate

86%

91%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	83%	90%	85%
2024	82%	91%	85%
2023	83%	91%	85%
2022	86%	92%	85%
2021	85%	92%	85%
2020	84%	91%	85%
2019	85%	90%	85%
2018	89%	92%	85%
2017	90%	92%	85%
2016	89%	91%	85%
2015	88%	90%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$19.44 million

$8.59 million

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Endowment Trends (2019-2025)

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	$29 M	$16 M	$30 M
2024	$18 M	$8 M	$39 M
2023	$14 M	$8 M	$39 M
2022	$14 M	$7 M	$40 M
2021	$14 M	$6 M	$40 M
2020	$13 M	$6 M	$40 M
2019	$13 M	$7 M	$40 M

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Endowment rose to $29M in Hennepin County private schools, up from $13M in 2019 and nearly matching Minnesota’s $16M in 2025.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.65

0.58

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	0.65	0.58	0.65
2024	0.65	0.58	0.65
2023	0.65	0.58	0.65
2022	0.64	0.56	0.64
2021	0.64	0.56	0.64
2020	0.64	0.55	0.64
2019	0.62	0.53	0.63
2018	0.59	0.52	0.63
2017	0.57	0.46	0.61
2016	0.57	0.47	0.61
2015	0.58	0.47	0.61

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Diversity score rose 0.08 in Hennepin County private schools, from 0.57 in 2016 to 0.65 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

298 Students

623 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	1%	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%	1%
2023	2%	1%	1%
2022	1%	1%	2%
2021	2%	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%	1%
2019	1%	2%	1%
2018	2%	2%	2%
2017	1%	1%	1%
2016	2%	1%	1%
2015	1%	1%	1%

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# Asian Students

1,248 Students

3,629 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	4%	4%	5%
2024	4%	4%	5%
2023	4%	4%	5%
2022	4%	4%	4%
2021	5%	4%	4%
2020	5%	4%	4%
2019	4%	3%	4%
2018	3%	3%	4%
2017	3%	3%	4%
2016	3%	3%	4%
2015	3%	3%	4%

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Asian share up 1 point in Hennepin County private schools, from 3% in 2016 to 4% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

2,005 Students

4,557 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	6%	5%	9%
2024	6%	5%	9%
2023	6%	5%	9%
2022	5%	4%	8%
2021	5%	5%	9%
2020	6%	5%	9%
2019	5%	4%	8%
2018	5%	4%	8%
2017	4%	3%	8%
2016	4%	3%	8%
2015	4%	3%	8%

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Hispanic share up 2 points in Hennepin County private schools, rising from 4% in 2016 to 6% in 2025.

# Black Students

1,952 Students

4,159 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	6%	4%	7%
2024	6%	4%	7%
2023	6%	5%	8%
2022	6%	4%	7%
2021	6%	4%	7%
2020	6%	4%	8%
2019	6%	4%	7%
2018	6%	4%	7%
2017	7%	4%	7%
2016	7%	4%	7%
2015	7%	3%	8%

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Black student share steady at 6% in Hennepin County private schools from 2025 to 2016, while Minnesota stayed at 4%.

# White Students

14,196 Students

56,990 Students

% White Students

47%

59%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	48%	59%	52%
2024	48%	59%	52%
2023	48%	59%	52%
2022	50%	61%	54%
2021	50%	62%	54%
2020	51%	63%	54%
2019	54%	65%	56%
2018	58%	66%	56%
2017	61%	71%	58%
2016	61%	71%	58%
2015	60%	70%	58%

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White share down 13 points in Hennepin County private schools, from 61% in 2016 to 48% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

17 Students

194 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

10,185 Students

26,353 Students

% of Others Students

34%

27%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Hennepin County Average	Minnesota (MN) Average	National Average
2025	35%	27%	26%
2024	35%	27%	26%
2023	34%	26%	25%
2022	34%	26%	25%
2021	32%	24%	25%
2020	31%	23%	24%
2019	30%	22%	24%
2018	26%	21%	23%
2017	24%	18%	22%
2016	23%	18%	22%
2015	25%	20%	21%

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Other-race students up 12 points in Hennepin County private schools, rising from 23% in 2016 to 35% in 2025.

All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Hennepin County, MN?

The private schools in Hennepin County, MN include The Blake School, Breck School, and DeLaSalle High School.

How many private schools are located in Hennepin County?

141 private schools are located in Hennepin County.

How much do private schools cost in Hennepin County?

The average tuition cost is $10,976, which is higher than the Minnesota private school average tuition cost of $8,864.

How diverse are private schools in Hennepin County?

Hennepin County private schools are approximately 36% minority students, which is higher than the Minnesota private school average of 23%.

What percentage of students in Hennepin County go to private school?

16% of all K-12 students in Hennepin County are educated in private schools (compared to the MN state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Hennepin County?

48% of private schools in Hennepin County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private schools in Hennepin County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Hennepin County include: Our Lady Of Peace vs. Annunciation Catholic School, Franklin Academy vs. Groves Academy, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities vs. DeLaSalle High School

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