Hermantown High School

About Hermantown High School

Hermantown High School enrolls roughly 655 students in grades 9 through 12 (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-2025, accessed 2026-08-13) and is the reason a lot of families buy in Hermantown rather than Duluth.

The Hawks are the district's public face. The boys hockey program has won three Minnesota state championships, in 2007, 2016, and 2017, and for a stretch in the 2010s it was the most consistently successful small-school program in the state (Hermantown Community Schools, accessed 2026-08-13). In a suburb with no downtown and no walkable commercial block, the arena and this school do most of the community's civic work.

A graduating class this size means a student can realistically play multiple sports, be in the play, and be in the band, which is the argument families make for it. What a school this size cannot match is the course catalog, advanced placement breadth, and specialized programming of a large district, so compare actual offerings rather than reputations. This guide builds its own transparent school ratings from Minnesota Department of Education report card data rather than republishing licensed third-party scores.

Neighborhoods it serves

Where these facts come from

• NCES Common Core of Data, Hermantown Senior High (271392000716) accessed 2026-08-13

Last reviewed 2026-08-13 by Guide editorial.