Public schools in Saint Peter, MN
Saint Peter has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 2,172 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; St. Peter Public School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Saint Peter's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Saint Peter | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter Public School District | 7 | 2,090 | $15,513 |
| Minnesota Valley Education District | 3 | 72 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Saint Peter, 706 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter High School | 692 | 19.1 | 27.2% | St. Peter |
| Rock Bend HS Alc | 14 | 9.7 | 64.3% | St. Peter |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Saint Peter, 617 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter Middle School | 617 | 18.3 | 33.2% | St. Peter |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Saint Peter, 698 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary School | 429 | 15.6 | 32.2% | St. Peter |
| South Elementary School | 269 | 13.4 | 33.8% | St. Peter |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 other schools in Saint Peter, 151 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter Ecse | 61 | 5.5 | 37.7% | St. Peter |
| Minnesota Valley School | 27 | 4.2 | 59.3% | Minnesota Valley Education District |
| Oshawa Learning Academy | 25 | not reported | 88.0% | St. Peter |
| Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood | 24 | 24.0 | not reported | Minnesota Valley Education District |
| Minnesota River School | 14 | 4.4 | 35.7% | Minnesota Valley Education District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Saint Peter's public schools compare with Minnesota's
The median Saint Peter school has 13.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Minnesota median of 13.7. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 20% across the state. Its median school enrolls 44 students (state 275).
| Saint Peter | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 44 | 275 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 20% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 22% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 12% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Saint Peter schools and the 2,321 Minnesota schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Saint Peter
- St. Peter Public School DistrictRuns 7 of Saint Peter's 10 public schools and spent $15,513 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,513
- St. Peter High School, the largest high school in Saint Peter692 students in 2024-25, 19.1 per teacher.692
- Compare St. Peter Public School District with Minnesota Valley Education DistrictSaint Peter's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaMinnesota's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Saint Peter addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Minnesota
- Saint Paul135 schools
- Minneapolis132 schools
- Rochester44 schools
- Duluth30 schools
- Brooklyn Park29 schools
- Plymouth27 schools
- Bloomington26 schools
- Apple Valley20 schools
Questions about schools in Saint Peter
How many public schools are in Saint Peter, MN?
10 public schools with an address in Saint Peter were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 2,172 students.What is the largest high school in Saint Peter?
St. Peter High School, with 692 students in 2024-25 (St. Peter Public School District).Which districts run Saint Peter's schools?
St. Peter Public School District (7 schools), Minnesota Valley Education District (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25