Hibbing Public School District

The superintendent is Richard B. Aldrich, appointed by the Hibbing School Board.^[1][2] The district is governed by a six-member elected school board, with board policies, regular meetings, and annual notifications published on the district website.^[3]

Hibbing Public Schools currently operates the following:

• Hibbing High School (grades 8–12) – The main campus includes the historic high school building, opened in 1922 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[4] Facilities include a theater/auditorium, natatorium, industrial-arts area, and planetarium.
• Washington Elementary School (Pre‑K–1)
• Greenhaven Elementary School (2–3)
• Lincoln Elementary School (grades 4–7)

Supplementary programs housed on campus include:

• Hibbing Alternative Learning Program (HALP) – Also known as Night School, this program serves grades 9–12 through a flexible, credit-recovery model.^[5]
• Adult Basic Education (ABE) – GED preparation, adult diploma, and English as a Second Language (ESL) courses for adult learners.
• Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) – State-sponsored family education for children birth through kindergarten-age, with parent/child classes held at the Hibbing Early Learning Center.^[6]

Hibbing High School serves students in grades 7 through 12. The current high school building was constructed between 1920 and 1922 with funding from the Oliver Mining Company. Designed in Collegiate Gothic style, it includes an 1,800-seat auditorium modeled after the Capitol Theatre in New York City.^[7] The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

As of 2024, Hibbing High School enrolls approximately 1,100 students. The school offers a wide range of academic programs including AP courses, concurrent enrollment with Hibbing Community College, vocational-technical education, and music and fine arts programs.

The auditorium remains a centerpiece of the school, with a 1,900-pipe Barton organ still in use for concerts and public events.^[8] The school also features a marble lobby, brass chandeliers, and imported Italian ceiling murals.

Hibbing High School athletics compete in the Iron Range Conference and are part of the Minnesota State High School League. Sports include football, basketball, hockey, cross country, track and field, golf, tennis, baseball, and softball. The boys’ hockey team has appeared in the state tournament 16 times, winning championships in 1952 and 1973.^[9]

Other activities include band, choir, Knowledge Bowl, speech, drama, robotics, and student government.

Washington Elementary School serves students in grades 3 through 6. The school emphasizes STEM learning and literacy development. It includes media center access, computer labs, and project-based science curriculum.

Lincoln Elementary School serves students from preschool through grade 2. It provides early childhood screening, special education services, and full-day kindergarten.

The Hibbing district previously operated several neighborhood elementary schools, including:

• Jefferson Elementary – closed 2003^[10]
• Brooklyn Elementary – closed 1990s
• Lincoln Junior High – consolidated into HHS
• Central High School – predecessor to current HHS, demolished ^{[citation needed]}

As of the 2023–2024 school year:

• White – 88.4%
• American Indian – 5.2%
• Hispanic – 2.3%
• Black – 1.4%
• Two or more races – 2.7%
• Students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch – ~41%^[11]