Public schools in Sartell, MN
Sartell has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 4,062 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Sartell-St Stephen Schools runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Sartell's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Sartell | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sartell-St Stephen Schools | 5 | 4,098 | $12,945 |
| Benton-Stearns Education District | 3 | 142 | 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.
One high school in Sartell, 1,269 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sartell Senior High | 1,269 | 16.5 | 13.9% | Sartell-St Stephen Schools |
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 Sartell, 983 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sartell Middle | 983 | 17.2 | 14.6% | Sartell-St Stephen Schools |
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.
4 elementary schools in Sartell, 1,699 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Intermediate School | 914 | 16.3 | 16.2% | Sartell-St Stephen Schools |
| Pine Meadow Primary School | 489 | 15.1 | 20.0% | Sartell-St Stephen Schools |
| Oak Ridge Early Learning Center | 288 | 10.7 | 19.1% | Sartell-St Stephen Schools |
| Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers | 8 | 3.5 | 70.0% | Benton-Stearns 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.
2 other schools in Sartell, 111 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton-Stearns Ed District EC | 99 | 13.2 | 26.3% | Benton-Stearns Education District |
| Benton-Stearns Education - ASD | 12 | 6.0 | 75.0% | Benton-Stearns 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 Sartell's public schools compare with Minnesota's
The median Sartell school has 14.1 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 389 students (state 275).
| Sartell | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.1 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 389 | 275 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 20% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 13% | 22% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 12% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Sartell 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 Sartell
- Sartell-St Stephen SchoolsRuns 5 of Sartell's 8 public schools and spent $12,945 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,945
- Sartell Senior High, the largest high school in Sartell1,269 students in 2024-25, 16.5 per teacher.1,269
- Compare Sartell-St Stephen Schools with Benton-Stearns Education DistrictSartell'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 Sartell 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.
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- Plymouth27 schools
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Questions about schools in Sartell
How many public schools are in Sartell, MN?
8 public schools with an address in Sartell were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 4,062 students.What is the largest high school in Sartell?
Sartell Senior High, with 1,269 students in 2024-25 (Sartell-St Stephen Schools).Which districts run Sartell's schools?
Sartell-St Stephen Schools (5 schools), Benton-Stearns 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