Staars

HASTINGS · MN · Hastings Public School District · Public


At a glance

Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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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
0
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
2
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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
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

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