The Minneapolis Public Schools has seven high schools, all of which offer a Comprehensive Program, as well as specialized magnets and alternative programs. Many students choose to attend their area comprehensive high school. Comprehensive high school course offerings are designed to provide all the courses you need to prepare for college or a job after high school.
Students plan a program to meet their needs.
Although each comprehensive high school must provide minimum course offerings, such as a minimum of two World Language offerings, each school will have special interest courses that are unique for that school. For example, all the comprehensive schools also house magnet programs which can provide additional educational resources to the school program. All students enrolled in magnets or alternative programs take comprehensive courses, too. In most cases, students are assigned to comprehensive high schools based on their home address. In addition to required courses, students meet special needs and interests by choosing from a variety of elective courses which may be unique to a particular school site.