St. Francis Area Schools

Public school district · Anoka County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2733540

St. Francis Area Schools spent $12,644 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 13 schools enrolled 4,207 students in 2024-25; 65.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,837 per student, up 9.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Minnesota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to St. Francis Area Schools in enrollment (4,046 to 4,509 students) and St. Francis Area Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to St. Francis Area Schools, FY23Richfield Public Schools $17,931; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Willmar Public Schools $15,958; Monticello Independent School District 882 $15,407; Hastings Public Schools $14,745; Alexandria Public Schools $14,622; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Sartell-St Stephen Schools $12,945; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; New Prague Area Schools $12,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18k20kRichfield Public Schools$17,931St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Willmar Public Schools$15,958Monticello Independent School …$15,407Hastings Public Schools$14,745Alexandria Public Schools$14,622Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Sartell-St Stephen Schools$12,945St. Francis Area Schools$12,644New Prague Area Schools$12,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to St. Francis Area Schools, FY23Richfield Public Schools $17,931; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Willmar Public Schools $15,958; Monticello Independent School District 882 $15,407; Hastings Public Schools $14,745; Alexandria Public Schools $14,622; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Sartell-St Stephen Schools $12,945; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; New Prague Area Schools $12,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18k20kRichfield Public Schools$17,931St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Willmar Public Schools$15,958Monticello Independent School Distr…$15,407Hastings Public Schools$14,745Alexandria Public Schools$14,622Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Sartell-St Stephen Schools$12,945St. Francis Area Schools$12,644New Prague Area Schools$12,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to St. Francis Area Schools, FY23Richfield Public Schools $17,931; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Willmar Public Schools $15,958; Monticello Independent School District 882 $15,407; Hastings Public Schools $14,745; Alexandria Public Schools $14,622; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Sartell-St Stephen Schools $12,945; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; New Prague Area Schools $12,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k14k18k20kRichfield Public Schools$17,931St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Willmar Public Schools$15,958Monticello Independent School District 882$15,407Hastings Public Schools$14,745Alexandria Public Schools$14,622Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Sartell-St Stephen Schools$12,945St. Francis Area Schools$12,644New Prague Area Schools$12,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to St. Francis Area Schools, FY23Richfield Public Schools $17,931; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Willmar Public Schools $15,958; Monticello Independent School District 882 $15,407; Hastings Public Schools $14,745; Alexandria Public Schools $14,622; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Sartell-St Stephen Schools $12,945; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; New Prague Area Schools $12,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k14k18k20kRichfield Public Schools$17,931St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Willmar Public Schools$15,958Monticello Independent School District…$15,407Hastings Public Schools$14,745Alexandria Public Schools$14,622Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Sartell-St Stephen Schools$12,945St. Francis Area Schools$12,644New Prague Area Schools$12,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$70,091,000 in revenue: 65.6% state, 26.2% local and 8.2% federal. Total spending including $5,016,000 of capital outlay was $66,430,000, or $15,406 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

St. Francis Area Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $46,004,000; Local $18,350,000; Federal $5,737,000; total $70,091,000.
  • State$46,004,000 66%
  • Local$18,350,000 26%
  • Federal$5,737,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 163 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,312 students in 2022-23, 4,236 students in 2023-24, 4,207 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

St. Francis Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,312, 2023-24: 4,236, 2024-25: 4,20702k4k6k2022-234,3122023-244,2362024-254,207
St. Francis Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,312, 2023-24: 4,236, 2024-25: 4,20702k4k6k2022-234,3122023-244,2362024-254,207
St. Francis Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,312, 2023-24: 4,236, 2024-25: 4,20702k4k6k2022-234,3122023-244,2362024-254,207
St. Francis Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,312, 2023-24: 4,236, 2024-25: 4,20702k4k6k2022-234,3122023-244,2362024-254,207

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,312258.916.7
2023-244,236269.215.7
2024-254,207259.916.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$16,033,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,718 per student

St. Francis Area Schools booked $16,033,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 261 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $61,469 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 46 in 100 Minnesota districts with a figure (state median $62,418, 464 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$12,855,00080.2%
Special education$2,757,00017.2%
Vocational$417,0002.6%
Other programs$4,0000.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,472 in 2018-19, $3,496 in 2019-20, $3,644 in 2020-21, $3,657 in 2021-22, $3,718 in 2022-23.

St. Francis Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,472, 2019-20: $3,496, 2020-21: $3,644, 2021-22: $3,657, 2022-23: $3,71801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4722019-20$3,4962020-21$3,6442021-22$3,6572022-23$3,718
St. Francis Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,472, 2019-20: $3,496, 2020-21: $3,644, 2021-22: $3,657, 2022-23: $3,71801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4722019-20$3,4962020-21$3,6442021-22$3,6572022-23$3,718
St. Francis Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,472, 2019-20: $3,496, 2020-21: $3,644, 2021-22: $3,657, 2022-23: $3,71801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4722019-20$3,4962020-21$3,6442021-22$3,6572022-23$3,718
St. Francis Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,472, 2019-20: $3,496, 2020-21: $3,644, 2021-22: $3,657, 2022-23: $3,71801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4722019-20$3,4962020-21$3,6442021-22$3,6572022-23$3,718

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in St. Francis Area Schools scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 39% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMinnesotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts50%51.1%2,096
Math39%44.8%2,057

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 351 students in St. Francis Area Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate90%83.3%
Students in the class35169,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

4 elementary schools, 1,764 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cedar Creek Elementary School68014.524.0%Eligible, no program
St. Francis Elementary62115.623.3%Targeted program
East Bethel Elementary School46012.825.0%Targeted program
Saints Online Elementary34.822.2%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 906 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
St. Francis Middle89021.725.4%Eligible, no program
Saints Online Middle School1613.456.3%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 high schools, 1,391 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
St. Francis High1,13919.121.1%Eligible, no program
Saints Academy14415.638.2%Eligible, no program
Saints Online High School8714.428.7%Eligible, no program
Transition 15216.442.9%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 other schools, 146 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ecse@ ISD 15 Lifelong Learning11713.235.9%Not Title I
Crossroads School163.481.3%Eligible, no program
Restore Program135.838.5%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact St. Francis Area Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about St. Francis Area Schools

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentSt. Francis Area Schools ranks 133 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,644).#133 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaSt. Francis Area Schools is the number 45 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 4,312 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#45 of 543
  3. Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47The next larger Minnesota district: 4,423 students in fall 2022, $13,374 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,374
  4. Willmar Public SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 4,279 students in fall 2022, $15,958 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,958
  5. Compare St. Francis Area Schools with Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. St. Francis High, its largest high school1,139 students in 2024-25, 19.1 per teacher.1,139
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaSt. Francis Area Schools spent $61,469 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$61,469
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about St. Francis Area Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in St. Francis Area Schools?
    13 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high, 3 other), enrolling 4,207 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does St. Francis Area Schools spend per student?
    $12,644 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,837 per student, up 9.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does St. Francis Area Schools' money come from?
    $70,091,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.6% state, 26.2% local and 8.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in St. Francis Area Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 309 of the 6,185 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does St. Francis Area Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $16,033,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,718 per student. Divided by the 261 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,469 per teacher, more than 46 in 100 Minnesota districts (state median $62,418). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in St. Francis Area Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in St. Francis Area Schools scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 39% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in St. Francis Area Schools?
    90% of the 351 students in St. Francis Area Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is St. Francis Area Schools' NCES district ID?
    2733540. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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