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Saint Paul, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 90/100 ranks St. Paul City School #13 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,569 per pupil, St. Paul City School ranks #31 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
538
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$21,569
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St. Paul City School operates 3 public schools serving 538 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 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 Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,569 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.6% local, 81.2% state, and 18.2% 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 90/100, ranked #13 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.
a 151:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 38.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% African American, 14.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St. Paul City Middle School, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is St. Paul City Primary School, enrolling 313 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
St. Paul City Primary School accounts for 50.9% of all St. Paul City School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of St. Paul City School a distant remainder — means St. Paul City School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
St. Paul City School school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
St. Paul City School school enrollment ranges from 150 students (lowest) to 313 students (highest), a spread of 163 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.
St. Paul City School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.8% 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 — including this one — 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.
St. Paul City School student-counselor ratio is 151:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
St. Paul City School chronic absenteeism rate is 38.9% — 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.
St. Paul City School has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 538 students.
How much does St. Paul City School spend per student?
St. Paul City School spends $21,569 per student. The district has an equity score of 90/100, ranking #13 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of St. Paul City School?
St. Paul City School students are 53.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% African American, 14.1% Asian, 2.8% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St. Paul City School?
St. Paul City School has an equity score of 90/100, ranking #13 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.