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Maplewood, Minnesota - 21 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale #132 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,432 per pupil, North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale ranks #158 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,368
Total Enrollment
21
Schools
$15,432
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale operates 21 public schools serving 10,368 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 4 high, 3 middle, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,432 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.4% local, 57.9% state, and 12.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #132 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 507.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 29.3% White, 24.6% Asian, 17.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Skyview Community Middle, with a diversity index of 78.7/100.
Its largest campus is Tartan Senior High, enrolling 1,687 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Therapeutic Education Collective (T, at 9 students, a 187x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tartan Senior High accounts for 15.6% of all North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale student enrollment
That concentration means North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale school enrollment varies 187× across entities
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 1,687 students (highest), a spread of 1,678 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale student-counselor ratio is 508:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale chronic absenteeism rate is 36.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale?
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale has 21 schools, including 4 high, 3 middle, 13 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,368 students.
How much does North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale spend per student?
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale spends $15,432 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #132 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale?
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale students are 29.3% White, 24.6% Asian, 17.9% African American, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 21 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale?
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #132 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.