Minneapolis Public Schools
Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) or Special School District Number 1 is a school district that covers all of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis Public Schools enroll 36,370 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district administers about one hundred public schools including forty-five elementary schools, seven middle schools, seven high schools, eight special education schools, eight alternative schools, nineteen contract alternative schools and five charter schools. With authority granted by the state legislature, the school board makes policy, selects the superintendent, and oversees the district's budget, curriculum, personnel, and facilities. Students speak ninety different languages at home and most school communications are printed in English, Hmong, Spanish, and Somali.
Read more about Minneapolis Public Schools: Enrollment, Graduation Rates, Changing School Options (2009), Leadership, Elementary Schools (K-5), Elementary Schools (K-8), Middle Schools (6–8), High Schools (9–12), History of Minneapolis Schools, Records
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