MN — Minnesota Student Survey (MSS)

“The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) was administered in the first half of 2025 to students in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11 statewide.”

Minnesota Student Survey (MSS), 2025.

“MINNESOTA STATEWIDE DATA”

Minnesota, United States.

“October 2025”

Publication date on the report cover; fieldwork took place in the first half of 2025.

“The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) was administered in the first half of 2025 to students in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11 statewide.”

First half of 2025.

“Total number of surveys”“31,801 100% 32,070 100% 31,023 100% 24,795 100%”

119,689 students: 31,801 in grade 5, 32,070 in grade 8, 31,023 in grade 9 and 24,795 in grade 11. The social-media consequence questions apply only to social-media users in grades 8, 9 and 11; counts answering those questions are not reported.

“The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) was administered in the first half of 2025 to students in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11 statewide.”

Grades 5, 8, 9 and 11. The Level 3 questionnaire supplies wording for the older grades; the statewide tables identify which measures also cover younger grades.

“The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) was administered in the first half of 2025 to students in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11 statewide.”“The survey was voluntary at all levels; districts, schools, parents, and students could all choose to opt out.”“Many traditional public school districts (61%) chose to participate.”“Overall participation across the four grades was approximately 45% of total enrollment.”

Attempted census with voluntary participation by districts, schools, parents and students. Regular public, charter and online schools are included; other school settings are reported separately.

“During the last 30 days, how often have you been cyberbullied? (Count being bullied through texting, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, or other social media)”Response options: a. Never b. Once or twice c. Three or more times

Cyberbullying covers grades 5, 8, 9 and 11 in the statewide report (Table 13, p. 23). The linked Level 3 form supplies the wording; the number answering the item is not reported.

“Do you…” “Feel that you might have a problem with spending too much time on social media?”“Skip important social or recreational activities like sports or being with friends or relatives to be on social media?”“Have trouble getting your homework, chores, or other major responsibilities done because you were spending time on social media?”Response options: Yes No

Asked only of social-media users in grades 8, 9 and 11. The questionnaire supplies the user filter; the statewide report identifies grade coverage (Table 25B, p. 38). Counts answering these questions are not reported.

“During the last 30 days, how often have other students harassed or bullied you?”Response options: a. Never b. Once or twice c. Three or more times

General bullying/harassment question; it does not separate online and offline incidents. This wording is from Level 3 Q31 (p. 14).