Staars

Hastings · MN · Hastings Public School District · Public

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Great Rivers Adult Education → 917 Riverside School → 917 DCALS Main Extended Day EDOP → Allina Hastings PHP → 917 New Chance → Aris → 917 TEA → 917 CASE →

At a glance

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

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How Staars compares for families

What families should know about Staars.

▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Great Rivers Adult Education, 917 Riverside School, 917 DCALS Main Extended Day EDOP and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Your state's public flagship

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

77%

admit rate

$17,214

in-state tuition/yr · $38,362 out-of-state

1310–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–31

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Minnesota-Twin Cities profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

25.0%

Elevated above the national average (~16%). Worth understanding — chronic absence compounds into dropout risk, transfer-out risk, and revenue loss.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Great Rivers Adult Education COTTAGE GROVE	Public	6.2	7	—
917 Riverside School HASTINGS	Public	1.1	15	—
917 DCALS Main Extended Day EDOP ROSEMOUNT	Public	10.4	10	—
Allina Hastings PHP HASTINGS	Public	0.4	—	—
917 New Chance HASTINGS	Public	1.1	3	—
Aris WOODBURY	Public	13.6	6	—
917 TEA APPLE VALLEY	Public	15.6	10	—
917 CASE ROSEMOUNT	Public	12.2	5	—

At a glance

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Staars is a public high school in Hastings, MN, enrolling 8 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

25% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many students attend Staars? Staars is a public high school in Hastings, MN, enrolling 8 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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