Focus Beyond
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Saint Paul, Minnesota
Focus Beyond in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 212 students in 2024-25 with 24.2 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%
202 students in 2022-23, 198 students in 2023-24, 212 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.5 to 24.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 202 | 19.5 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 22.4 | 8.8 |
| 2024-25 | 212 | 24.2 | 8.8 |
8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Minnesota high schools
Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Focus Beyond enrolled 237 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent9.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
33.5% of students were Black, 21.7% White, 21.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black33.5%
- White21.7%
- Asian21.7%
- Hispanic17.0%
- Two or more races4.2%
- American Indian1.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Saint Paul
42 public high schools in Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12 | 3,536 | 41.2 | 55.7% |
| Central Senior High | 1,682 | 26.3 | 35.9% |
| Harding Senior High | 1,591 | 20.4 | 61.1% |
| Highland Park Senior High | 1,392 | 24.6 | 34.4% |
| Johnson Senior High | 1,076 | 19.1 | 64.4% |
| Washington Tech Secondary Magnet | 1,063 | 19.8 | 72.5% |
| Como Park Senior High | 1,034 | 19.8 | 63.1% |
| Humboldt High School | 955 | 18.3 | 76.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Focus Beyond
- Saint Paul Online High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 324 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Journeys Secondary SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 73 students, 5.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Focus Beyond with Saint Paul Online High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Saint Paul Public Schools spends per student$21,634 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,634
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaFocus Beyond is the number 337 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#337 of 781
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.8.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Focus Beyond
How many students attend Focus Beyond?
212 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 202 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Saint Paul, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Focus Beyond?
8.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Focus Beyond a Title I school?
Focus Beyond was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Focus Beyond in?
Saint Paul Public Schools, NCES district ID 2733840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273384001229 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.