Overview
- The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey collected responses from more than 119,000 students in grades 5, 8, 9 and 11.
- Compared with 2022, students reported better mental health, stronger school connectedness, healthier behaviors, and greater feelings of safety.
- The share of 11th graders who said they considered suicide dropped to the lowest level in more than a decade.
- New questions documented heavy technology use, with about 90% using social media daily, more than half reporting sleep disruption, and many citing trouble completing responsibilities.
- Six percent of high school students reported witnessing people use guns to threaten or hurt someone, and about 40% reported at least one adverse childhood experience.