Schools
A History of Learning
Goodhue County had 169 school districts. The first school district was established in Red Wing in 1855. Welch Valley School in Vasa Township was the last rural school to close in 1970.
The Goodhue County Historical Society has a collection of school records, ledgers, yearbooks, and photographs.
| District # | Name | Township |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Wing Public Schools | Red Wing |
| 2 | Wacouta School | Wacouta |
| 3 | Spring Creek Road School | Burnside |
| 4 | Burnside School | Burnside |
| 5 | Munson Hill School | Welch |
| 6 | Peterson School or Nelson School | Welch |
| 7 | Dibble School | Stanton |
| 8 | New Stanton School | Stanton |
| 9 | Old Stanton School | Stanton |
| 10 | Cherry Valley School | Stanton |
| 11 | Cannon Falls Public Schools | Cannon Falls |
| 12 | Cannon River School | Cannon Falls |
| 13 | Five Mile School | Cannon Falls |
| 14 | Two Schools | Cannon Falls |
| 15 | Tilderquist School or Norbotten School | Vasa |
| 16 | White Rock School | Vasa |
| 17 | Willow Vale - Hay Creek Valley School | Hay Creek/Featherstone |
| 18 | Spring Creek School | Burnside |
| 19 | Featherstone School | Featherstone |
| 20 | Hay Creek Brick School | Hay Creek |
| 21 | Beckmark Corner School | Hay Creek |
| 22 | Flower Valley Hill School (originally 2 schools) | Hay Creek |
| 23 | Rock Creek School | Hay Creek |
| 24 | Frontenac School | Florence |
| 25 | Pleasant Valley School | Florence |
| 26 | Sunnyside School | Florence |
| 27 | Florence School | Florence |
| 28 | West Florence School | Florence |
| 29 | Central Point School | Central Point |
| 30 | Clear Creek School | Belvidere |
| 31 | Belvidere High School | Belvidere |
| 32 | Knutson School | Belvidere |
| 33 | Crystal Spring School | Belvidere |
| 34 | Brunckhorst School | Belvidere/Wabasha Co. |
| 35 | Tether School | Goodhue |
| 36 | Clay Bank School | Goodhue |
| 37 | Carlson School | Goodhue |
| 38 | Belle Creek School | Belle Creek |
| 39 | Chandler-Schweiger School | Belle Creek |
| 40 | Ryan Hill Top School | Belle Creek |
| 41 | Wheat Road School | Belle Creek |
| 42 | Spring Garden School | Leon |
| 43 | Mount Carmel Academy School | Burnside |
| 44 | Halvorson School | Leon |
| 45 | Olson Lone Pine School | Leon |
| 46 | Two Springs School | Cannon Falls |
| 47 | Wastedo School | Leon |
| 48 | Banks University School | Leon |
| 49 | Bryant School | Leon |
| 50 | High Prairie School | Warsaw |
| 51 | Washington School, Nelson School, or Jacobson School | Warsaw |
| 52 | Ellingson School | Warsaw |
| 53 | Veeks School | Warsaw |
| 54 | Underdahl School | Holden |
| 55 | Rauk School | Holden |
| 56 | Dovre Stone School | Holden |
| 57 | Finseth School | Holden |
| 58 | Tasa School | Holden |
| 59 | Fegan School | Warsaw |
| 60 | Naeseth School | Wanamingo |
| 61 | East School and West School (2 Schools - later #168) | Wanamingo |
| 62 | Sevareid School | Wanamingo |
| 63 | Old Wanamingo School | Wanamingo |
| 64 | Hader School | Wanamingo |
| 65 | Doxy School | Minneola |
| 66 | Grover School | Minneola |
| 67 | Barr Clay School | Minneola |
| 68 | Zumbrota Public School | Zumbrota |
| 69 | White Willow School | Zumbrota |
| 70 | Post School | Zumbrota |
| 71 | Central School | Cherry Grove |
| 72 | Lena Station School | Pine Island |
| 73 | Schleip School | Pine Island |
| 74 | Hayward School | Pine Island |
| 75 | Corner School | Pine Island |
| 76 | Klingsporn School | Pine Island |
| 77 | Pine Island Public School | Pine Island |
| 78 | Hovland School or Weckerling School | Roscoe |
| 79 | Roscoe Center School | Roscoe |
| 80 | Smogard School | Roscoe |
| 81 | Roscoe School | Roscoe |
| 82 | Bringgold School | Roscoe |
| 83 | Collins School | Roscoe |
| 84 | Ebenezer School | Cherry Grove |
| 85 | Spring Creek School | Cherry Grove |
| 86 | Cherry Grove School | Cherry Grove |
| 87 | Pine Vale School | Kenyon |
| 88 | Sugar Loaf Central School | Florence/Wabasha Co. |
| 89 | County Line School | Welch |
| 90 | Hayman School | Hay Creek |
| 91 | Kenyon Public School | Kenyon |
| 92 | Husevold School | Belle Creek |
| 93 | Oak Ridge School | Florence |
| 94 | Pirius School | Minneola |
| 95 | Starz School | Minneola |
| 96 | Hill School | Featherstone |
| 97 | Fairpoint School | Cherry Grove |
| 98 | Smoland School | Vasa |
| 99 | Holtan School | Wanamingo |
| 100 | Riggers School | Pine Island |
| 101 | Liffrig School | Belvidere |
| 102 | Voth School | Goodhue |
| 103 | Pleasant Valley School | Roscoe |
| 104 | South Florence School | Florence/Wabasha Co. |
| 105 | Church Hill School | Goodhue |
| 106 | Unnamed School | Roscoe |
| 107 | Kettner School | Pine Island |
| 108 | Munson School | Cherry Grove |
| 109 | Maas School | Pine Island |
| 110 | White Willow School | Zumbrota |
| 111 | Alber's Brick School | Zumbrota |
| 112 | Lother Brick School | Zumbrota |
| 113 | German School | Featherstone |
| 114 | King School | Welch |
| 115 | Featherstone Brick School | Featherstone |
| 116 | Fairview School | Cherry Grove |
| 117 | Bollum School | Belvidere |
| 118 | Matthees School | Goodhue |
| 119 | Upper Island School | Welch |
| 120 | Union Grove | Cherry Grove |
| 121 | Longfellow School | Vasa |
| 122 | Woodland School | Hay Creek |
| 123 | Unnamed School | |
| 124 | Triangle School | Belle Creek |
| 125 | Hegseth School or Big Band School | Kenyon |
| 126 | Finnesgard School | Kenyon |
| 127 | Hill Avenue School | Florence |
| 128 | Wangs School | Warsaw |
| 129 | Part of Forest Mills | Zumbrota/Wabasha Co. |
| 130 | Forest Mills School | Zumbrota |
| 131 | Pearson School | Vasa |
| 132 | Lower Island School | Burnside |
| 133 | Skyberg | Kenyon |
| 134 | Unnamed School | Warsaw/Rice Co. |
| 135 | Ryan School | Belle Creek |
| 136 | Fairview School | Vasa |
| 137 | Benway School | Cannon Falls |
| 138 | Dyreson School | Minneola |
| 139 | Bloom School | Welch |
| 140 | Bakke School | Kenyon |
| 141 | Unnamed School | Pine Island/Wabash Co. |
| 142 | Prahl School | Goodhue |
| 143 | Trout Brook School | Featherstone |
| 144 | Budenski | Vasa |
| 145 | Ugland School | Wanamingo |
| 146 | Johnson School | Cherry Grove |
| 147 | Tommerass School | Warsaw |
| 148 | Norway School | Wanamingo |
| 149A | Vasa Public School | Vasa |
| 149B | Vasa Orphans Home School | Vasa |
| 150 | Pagel School, Big Woods School, or Wagner Hill School | Cannon Falls |
| 151 | Unnamed School | Holden/Rice Co. |
| 152 | Unnamed School | Warsaw/Rice Co. |
| 153 | Hildebrandt School | Holden |
| 154 | Nilan School | Welch |
| 155 | Dennison School | Warsaw |
| 156 | Skogen School | Belle Creek |
| 157 | Hamilton School | Roscoe |
| 158 | Hommedahl School | Leon/Wanamingo |
| 159 | Helland School | Kenyon |
| 160 | Swenson Sunshine School | Minneola |
| 161 | Flower Valley (former #22) | Hay Creek |
| 162 | Goodhue Public School | Goodhue |
| 163 | Remold School or Bullis School | Kenyon |
| 164 | Stehr School or Bredehoft School | Zumbrota |
| 165 | Wanamingo Public School | Wanamingo |
| 166 | Prairie Creek School | Stanon |
| 167 | Welch Valley School | Vasa |
| 168 | Formerly 61E | Wanamingo |
