Shakopee Public School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Shakopee, measured against Shakopee's own big snow morning of 4.4 inches.
Will Shakopee close tomorrow?
How Shakopee calls a snow day
When the call comes
By 5:00AM.
“In the morning, if weather causes school to be canceled or delayed, the decision will be made by 5:00AM.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, email, text message, the district website, social media and local TV.
“News Station of Record: For weather-related changes to the school day, messages will appear on WCCO , the district's news stations of record.”Winter Weather
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“If school is delayed 2 hours, morning preschool/ECFE classes will be canceled.”
Remote learning days
Shakopee has remote learning days in its winter plan.
“In the event we have a school cancellation due to inclement weather or an unforeseen emergency, CoLD help us meet our instructional hour requirements.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 1, 2026
- Winter break Dec 23 to Jan 1
- Last day June 2, 2027
Read from Shakopee’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is shakopee.k12.mn.us.
Shakopee’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 80% of the 322 Minnesota districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 11 in on January 22, 2018
- Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 102.3 in
- 6 in mornings 1 a winter
- 1 in mornings 7.8 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 4.6 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.
How Minnesota counts a lost day
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.
The Minnesota rules in the agency’s own words, and every Minnesota district
Districts near Shakopee
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Carver County Public SchoolsChaska | 55.5 in | 2.5 |
| Eden Prairie Public School DistrictEden Prairie | 55.5 in | 2.5 |
| Prior Lake-Savage Area SchoolsPrior Lake | 50 in | 1.8 |
| Minnetonka Public School DistrictMinnetonka | 55.5 in | 2.5 |
| Jordan Public School DistrictJordan | 43.3 in | 1.4 |
| Waconia Public School DistrictWaconia | 58.7 in | 2.3 |
14 schools
Every school in Shakopee follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Shakopee High School
- Tokata Learning Center
- Tokata ALC Independent Study
- Sabers Online High School
Middle
- Shakopee West Middle School
- Shakopee East Middle School
- Sabers Online Middle School
Elementary
- Jackson Elementary
- Eagle Creek Elementary School
- Sweeney Elementary
- Sun Path Elementary
- Red Oak Elementary
- Special Services
- Sabers Online Elementary
Shakopee snow day questions
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The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.