327 Minnesota school districts, each read against its own snow
Minnesota Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings for any Minnesota ZIP, with every district’s snow record and the rules Minnesota sets for a lost day.
Your district, your mornings
Snow day odds for your Minnesota ZIP
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The state’s biggest districts, each read against its own forecast and its own big snow morning.
Minnesota requires at least 165 days for grades 1 to 11, plus 935 hours for grades 1 to 6 and 1,020 hours for grades 7 to 12.
“935 hours of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not including summer school.”
A district or charter school with an adopted plan may hold up to five e-learning days a year for bad weather, and each one counts as a day of instruction.
“A school district or charter school that chooses to have e-learning days may have up to five e-learning days in one school year. An e-learning day is counted as a day of instruction and included in the hours of instruction under section 120A.41 .”
Ranked by weekday mornings from December through March with 4 inches or more of new snow at the 7 am reading, averaged over ten winters at each district’s nearest NOAA weather station.
5 Minnesota districts print a number of snow days on their own 2026 to 2027 calendars. A closing inside that number leaves the calendar as printed; one past it is made up, usually from a break or the end of the year.
Snow a winter and 4 inch mornings come from each district’s nearest NOAA weather station over ten winters. Built in days are the district’s own, read from its calendar. Every linked district has a page with its live odds, its snow record and its schools.
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School DistrictLong Prairie
984
55.1 in
1.9
St. Charles Public School DistrictSaint Charles
968
39.1 in
2.2
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School DistrictWabasha
966
51.1 in
2.4
Lake Crystal-Wellcome MemorialLake Crystal
961
39.8 in
2.1
Hinckley-Finlayson School DistrictHinckley
946
47.9 in
2.3
Menahga Public School DistrictMenahga
945
58 in
2.9
Maple River School DistrictMapleton
944
44.4 in
1.8
Central Public School DistrictNorwood Young America
943
37.1 in
1.5
Royalton Public School DistrictRoyalton
937
44.5 in
0.9
Bagley Public School DistrictBagley
921
50.2 in
1.9
Paynesville Public School DistrictPaynesville
920
45.3 in
2.4
Triton School DistrictDodge Center
909
50.3 in
1.6
Le Sueur-Henderson School DistrictLe Sueur
898
51.8 in
2.3
Eden Valley-Watkins School DistrictEden Valley
896
49 in
2.1
Medford Public School DistrictMedford
890
44.2 in
2.3
International Falls School DistrictInternational Falls
888
67 in
1.8
Staples-Motley School DistrictStaples
888
69.2 in
3.1
Chatfield Public SchoolsChatfield
885
38.6 in
1
A.C.G.C. Public School DistrictGrove City
880
40.1 in
2.6
Pine River-Backus Public School DistrictPine River
879
69.2 in
3.1
Barnesville Public School DistrictBarnesville
875
48.4 in
1.3
Mesabi East School DistrictAurora
871
62.1 in
2.3
Rush City Public School DistrictRush City
871
53.5 in
1.9
Randolph Public School DistrictRandolph
870
49.2 in
2
Osakis Public School DistrictOsakis
869
55.1 in
1.9
Blooming Prairie Public School DistrictBlooming Prairie
864
50.3 in
1.6
Pelican Rapids Public School DistrictPelican Rapids
860
67.2 in
2.6
Deer River Public School DistrictDeer River
852
41.3 in
3.5
Lac Qui Parle Valley School DistrictMadison
834
42.4 in
1.8
St. Clair Public School DistrictSaint Clair
820
45.8 in
2.2
Frazee-Vergas Public School DistrictFrazee
802
54.6 in
2
New York Mills Public School DistrictNew York Mills
802
58 in
2.9
Kerkhoven-Murdock-SunburgKerkhoven
797
51.9 in
1.7
United South Central School DistrictWells
797
37.3 in
1.6
NRHEG School DistrictNew Richland
792
47 in
1.7
Braham Public School DistrictBraham
791
39 in
1.6
Maple Lake Public School DistrictMaple Lake
786
61.5 in
2.6
Benson Public School DistrictBenson
774
18.5 in
0.7
East Central School DistrictFinlayson
765
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School DistrictWaterville
761
45.8 in
2.2
MACCRAY School DistrictClara City
758
58.2 in
2.7
West Central AreaBarrett
750
32.3 in
0.8
Kimball Public School DistrictKimball
748
49 in
2.1
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public SchoolsWaubun
741
47.8 in
2
Goodhue Public School DistrictGoodhue
740
45.3 in
2.2
Blackduck Public School DistrictBlackduck
739
45.6 in
1.8
Lakeview School DistrictCottonwood
724
43 in
1.8
Caledonia Public School DistrictCaledonia
705
37.6 in
1.6
Ada-Borup-West Public SchoolsAda
701
47.8 in
2
Murray County Central School DistrictSlayton
701
38.7 in
1.1
Tracy Area Public School DistrictTracy
688
48.2 in
2.1
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School DistrictWalker
688
46.4 in
3
Lake Park Audubon School DistrictLake Park
685
67.2 in
2.6
Barnum Public School DistrictBarnum
675
58.1 in
1.8
Kenyon-Wanamingo School DistrictWanamingo
674
46.1 in
1.6
Janesville-Waldorf-PembertonJanesville
663
45.8 in
2.2
Chisholm Public School DistrictChisholm
658
77.3 in
2.7
Mahnomen Public School DistrictMahnomen
650
47.8 in
2
Cleveland Public School DistrictCleveland
637
39.8 in
2.1
RTR Public SchoolsTyler
637
37 in
1.2
Madelia Public School DistrictMadelia
633
45.6 in
1.7
Rushford-Peterson Public SchoolsRushford
632
36.7 in
2
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School DistrictBelgrade
630
45.3 in
2.4
Martin County West School DistrictSherburn
630
39.4 in
1.6
Hayfield Public School DistrictHayfield
627
50.3 in
1.6
Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School DistrictOlivia
619
44.4 in
1.9
Fosston Public School DistrictFosston
618
41.4 in
1.1
GFW Public SchoolsGibbon
611
38.3 in
2.7
Nevis Public School DistrictNevis
609
57.5 in
3.9
Yellow Medicine EastGranite Falls
603
58.2 in
2.7
Springfield Public School DistrictSpringfield
599
37.4 in
1
Sleepy Eye Public School DistrictSleepy Eye
596
37.4 in
1
Lewiston-Altura Public School DistrictLewiston
591
39.1 in
2.2
Mountain Iron-Buhl School DistrictMountain Iron
591
77.3 in
2.7
Canby Public School DistrictCanby
590
49.1 in
2.3
Moose Lake Public School DistrictMoose Lake
587
55.4 in
1.7
Adrian Public School DistrictAdrian
585
42 in
2
Onamia Public School DistrictOnamia
585
41.1 in
1.9
Nashwauk-Keewatin School DistrictNashwauk
583
56 in
1.5
Fillmore CentralPreston
581
33.6 in
1.7
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School DistrictWarren
580
56.5 in
1.9
Breckenridge Public School DistrictBreckenridge
577
59.2 in
1.9
Underwood Public School DistrictUnderwood
571
65.6 in
2.3
Dawson-Boyd Public School DistrictDawson
566
47.6 in
2.5
Renville County West School DistrictRenville
561
39.5 in
1.7
Brandon-Evansville Public SchoolsBrandon
556
32.3 in
0.8
Minneota Public School DistrictMinneota
552
48.7 in
2.5
Ely Public School DistrictEly
536
80.9 in
2.8
Parkers Prairie Public School DistrictParkers Prairie
535
65.6 in
2.3
Browerville Public School DistrictBrowerville
532
55.1 in
1.9
Bertha-Hewitt Public School DistrictBertha
518
58 in
2.9
Kingsland Public School DistrictSpring Valley
517
36.8 in
1.7
Mountain Lake Public SchoolsMountain Lake
509
45 in
1.6
Verndale Public School DistrictVerndale
509
58 in
2.9
Southland Public School DistrictAdams
499
44.3 in
1.8
Westbrook-Walnut Grove SchoolsWestbrook
499
43.8 in
1.5
Ortonville Public SchoolsOrtonville
497
34.1 in
1.8
Fertile-Beltrami School DistrictFertile
492
41.4 in
1.1
Round Lake-Brewster Public SchoolsBrewster
490
42 in
2
Ogilvie Public School DistrictOgilvie
482
47.9 in
2.3
Sebeka Public School DistrictSebeka
482
58 in
2.9
Clearbrook-Gonvick School DistrictClearbrook
480
50.2 in
1.9
Lester Prairie Public School DistrictLester Prairie
459
34.4 in
1.5
Marshall County Central SchoolsNewfolden
459
Lake of the Woods School DistrictBaudette
458
Alden-Conger Public School DistrictAlden
457
37.3 in
1.6
Cook County Public SchoolsGrand Marais
457
60.1 in
2.5
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Public SchoolsHector
446
49.1 in
1.5
Win-E-Mac School DistrictErskine
444
41.4 in
1.1
Lanesboro Public School DistrictLanesboro
443
33.6 in
1.7
Hancock Public School DistrictHancock
434
37.7 in
0.8
Edgerton Public School DistrictEdgerton
430
37.6 in
1.3
Grand Meadow Public School DistrictGrand Meadow
428
44.3 in
1.8
McGregor Public School DistrictMcGregor
428
69.4 in
2.8
Isle Public School DistrictIsle
423
41.1 in
1.9
Wabasso Public School DistrictWabasso
418
43.8 in
1.5
Willow River Public School DistrictWillow River
415
Red Rock Central School DistrictLamberton
406
43.8 in
1.5
Battle Lake Public School DistrictBattle Lake
403
65.6 in
2.3
Cedar Mountain School DistrictMorgan
396
49.1 in
1.5
Red Lake Falls Public School DistrictRed Lake Falls
389
49.9 in
2.6
Henning Public School DistrictHenning
383
65.6 in
2.3
Littlefork-Big Falls School DistrictLittlefork
369
67 in
1.8
Wheaton Area Public School DistrictWheaton
368
35.7 in
1.1
Laporte Public School DistrictLaporte
367
56.4 in
2.7
Fulda Public School DistrictFulda
364
42 in
2
Hills-Beaver Creek School DistrictHills
354
31.8 in
1.2
Spring Grove School DistrictSpring Grove
353
36.3 in
1.4
Northland Community SchoolsRemer
347
63.7 in
2.7
Red Lake County Central Public SchoolsOklee
342
39.1 in
0.6
Swanville Public School DistrictSwanville
341
55.1 in
1.9
Nicollet Public School DistrictNicollet
338
39.8 in
2.1
Wrenshall Public School DistrictWrenshall
336
80.6 in
3.9
Clinton-Graceville-BeardsleyClinton
328
34.1 in
1.8
Kelliher Public School DistrictKelliher
328
45.6 in
1.8
Upsala Public School DistrictUpsala
327
37.3 in
1.7
Ashby Public School DistrictAshby
320
32.3 in
0.8
Rothsay Public School DistrictRothsay
312
59.2 in
1.9
Lyle Public School DistrictLyle
309
39.9 in
1.4
Granada Huntley East ChainGranada
303
43.6 in
1.2
Cromwell-Wright Public SchoolsCromwell
301
55.4 in
1.7
Carlton Public School DistrictCarlton
296
80.6 in
3.9
Heron Lake-Okabena School DistrictOkabena
290
46.8 in
1.5
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School DistrictUlen
285
47.8 in
2
Mabel-Canton Public School DistrictMabel
280
36.3 in
1.4
Stephen-Argyle Central SchoolsStephen
276
47 in
1.5
Goodridge Public School DistrictGoodridge
264
39.1 in
0.6
LeRoy-Ostrander Public SchoolsLeroy
250
44.3 in
1.8
Hill City Public School DistrictHill City
242
63.7 in
2.7
Kittson Central School DistrictHallock
241
47 in
1.5
Truman Public School DistrictTruman
241
43.6 in
1.2
Fisher Public School DistrictFisher
233
56.5 in
1.9
Hendricks Public School DistrictHendricks
231
43.6 in
1.2
Greenbush-Middle River School DistrictGreenbush
226
47 in
1.5
Glenville-Emmons School DistrictGlenville
224
35.8 in
1.5
Badger Public School DistrictBadger
222
Butterfield-Odin Public School DistrictButterfield
210
45.6 in
1.7
Lancaster Public School DistrictLancaster
202
47 in
1.5
Norman County East School DistrictTwin Valley
199
47.8 in
2
Browns Valley Public School DistrictBrowns Valley
197
50.1 in
2.6
Climax-Shelly Public SchoolsClimax
186
35.6 in
0.9
South Koochiching School DistrictNorthome
182
45.6 in
1.8
Tri-County School DistrictKarlstad
176
47 in
1.5
Lynd Public School DistrictLynd
160
43 in
1.8
Floodwood Public School DistrictFloodwood
158
60.2 in
2.2
Chokio-Alberta Public School DistrictChokio
140
38.4 in
1.3
Campbell-Tintah Public School DistrictCampbell
128
59.2 in
1.9
Ellsworth Public School DistrictEllsworth
128
31.8 in
1.2
Grygla Public School DistrictGrygla
125
39.1 in
0.6
Lake Benton Public School DistrictLake Benton
113
37 in
1.2
Comfrey Public School DistrictComfrey
105
37.4 in
1
Herman-Norcross School DistrictHerman
103
38.4 in
1.3
Ivanhoe Public School DistrictIvanhoe
68
43.6 in
1.2
Nett Lake Public School DistrictOrr
48
71.5 in
2
Milroy Public School DistrictMilroy
20
43 in
1.8
Prinsburg Public School DistrictPrinsburg
39.5 in
1.7
Questions
Minnesota snow day questions
Minnesota requires at least 165 days for grades 1 to 11, plus 935 hours for grades 1 to 6 and 1,020 hours for grades 7 to 12.
A district or charter school with an adopted plan may hold up to five e-learning days a year for bad weather, and each one counts as a day of instruction.
All 327 in the state, by ZIP, with a page of their own for 149, including Anoka-Hennepin, St. Paul and Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan. Every page carries the district’s own snow record and the odds for its next three school mornings.
A typical Minnesota district sees about 4.7 weekday mornings a winter with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 1.9 with 4 inches or more, counted on weekdays from December 1 through March 31 at each district’s nearest NOAA weather station over ten winters. The snowiest districts in the table see several times that.
Three school mornings, as far as the National Weather Service hourly forecast reaches. Weekends and the district’s winter break are skipped, so a Friday storm is read for Monday’s buses.
It reads the National Weather Service forecast for your ZIP through the night and the bus hours, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against what counts as a big morning for your district. The state rules come from the Minnesota Department of Education and the state code.
