The Orono School District (ISD #278) is a Minnesota public school district located in the west-metro area of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The school district, organized in 1949, serves part or all of the following areas: Independence, Long Lake, Maple Plain, Medina, Minnetonka Beach, and Orono. The district superintendent is Dr. Kristine Flesher. Overview Located in Long Lake, Minnesota, United States, the district serves grades pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade, in five different school buildings. The school district had a student population of 2,850 and 206 teachers during the 2005–2006 school year. The schools are located on a campus along Old Crystal Bay Road. The district mascot is the Orono Spartan and the school colors are navy and scarlet. The average number of instructional days in the district is 167 days. The district calendar includes of "no school" days for the Minnesota Education Association (MEA), Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Summer Break, President's Day, Spring Break, Good Friday, Memorial Day, and other professional days. The district campus consists of six main institutional buildings: Orono High School, Orono Middle School, Orono Activities Center, Orono Intermediate School and Schumann Elementary School. Other district facilities consist of a childcare facility, a swimming pool, the Orono Ice Arena, a stadium, tennis courts, many outdoor fields, and an Activities Center which includes indoor basketball and tennis courts as well as weight and cardio facilities. The Orono Discovery Center is located in Maple Plain, but is still considered a community center provided by the district. In 2008, a $39.4 million referendum was passed 1,845 to 1,713 which will contribute to the improvement of Schumann Elementary School, Orono Intermediate School and Orono High School. The referendum will raise taxes on a home with an estimated value of $300,000, by $125 annually. This money will be used for electrical and mechanical improvements, and interior and exterior improvements to these schools. Air conditioning will be implemented in the high school. In 2008, when this referendum was passed, seven people from Orono sued Orono Schools, saying that the vote should have been done by mail instead of at the main office of the district. The suit was dismissed by a Hennepin County District Court judge. Orono High School Orono High School (OHS) was constructed in 1968, is the only high school in the Orono School District, and serves grades 9 through 12. In 2023, Orono High School