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Sartell, Minnesota - 5 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Sartell-St. Stephen School District #342 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,873 per pupil, Sartell-St. Stephen School District ranks #442 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,098
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,873
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sartell-St. Stephen School District operates 5 public schools serving 4,098 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Stearns County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,873 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.5% local, 68.1% state, and 7.4% 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 29/100, ranked #342 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (31 AP courses district-wide), a 609.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.7% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oak Ridge Early Learning Center, with a diversity index of 38.0/100.
Its largest campus is Sartell Senior High, enrolling 1,269 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oak Ridge Early Learning Center, at 288 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sartell Senior High accounts for 31.0% of all Sartell-St. Stephen School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sartell-St. Stephen School District-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.
Sartell-St. Stephen School District school enrollment varies 4.4× across entities
Sartell-St. Stephen School District school enrollment ranges from 288 students (lowest) to 1,269 students (highest), a spread of 981 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sartell-St. Stephen School District student-counselor ratio is 610:1 — 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.
Sartell-St. Stephen School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Sartell-St. Stephen School District is typically wider than the Sartell-St. Stephen School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sartell-St. Stephen School District'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 Sartell-St. Stephen School District?
Sartell-St. Stephen School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,098 students.
How much does Sartell-St. Stephen School District spend per student?
Sartell-St. Stephen School District spends $11,873 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #342 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Sartell-St. Stephen School District?
Sartell-St. Stephen School District students are 82.7% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sartell-St. Stephen School District?
Sartell-St. Stephen School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #342 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.