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South Saint Paul, Minnesota - 7 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks South St. Paul Public School Dist #190 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,499 per pupil, South St. Paul Public School Dist ranks #219 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,048
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$14,499
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South St. Paul Public School Dist operates 7 public schools serving 3,048 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 high, 1 middle 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 Dakota County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,499 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 25.6% local, 62.3% state, and 12.0% 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 51/100, ranked #190 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 288.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 44.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.6% White, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr., with a diversity index of 70.5/100.
Its largest campus is South St. Paul High School, enrolling 866 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ssp Virtual, at 3 students, a 289x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
South St. Paul High School accounts for 28.4% of all South St. Paul Public School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South St. Paul Public School Dist-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.
South St. Paul Public School Dist school enrollment varies 289× across entities
South St. Paul Public School Dist school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 866 students (highest), a spread of 863 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.
South St. Paul Public School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.6% 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.
South St. Paul Public School Dist student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within South St. Paul Public School Dist is typically wider than the South St. Paul Public School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
South St. Paul Public School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 44.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to South St. Paul Public School Dist'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 South St. Paul Public School Dist?
South St. Paul Public School Dist has 7 schools, including 2 high, 4 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,048 students.
How much does South St. Paul Public School Dist spend per student?
South St. Paul Public School Dist spends $14,499 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #190 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of South St. Paul Public School Dist?
South St. Paul Public School Dist students are 46.6% White, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% African American, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South St. Paul Public School Dist?
South St. Paul Public School Dist has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #190 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.