Saint Paul Public Schools

Public school district · Ramsey County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2733840

Saint Paul Public Schools spent $21,634 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 76 schools enrolled 32,028 students in 2024-25; 50.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,301 per student, up 7.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 68% (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's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Saint Paul Public Schools ranks 2.

Current spending per student, largest Minnesota districts, FY23Minneapolis $21,839; Saint Paul Public Schools $21,634; Osseo Area Schools $16,345; Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 $15,334; Anoka-Hennepin $15,130; Lakeville $14,882; Wayzata Public Schools $14,820; Rochester Public Schools $14,804; South Washington County Schools $13,992; Elk River Area ISD 728 $12,958; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kMinneapolis$21,839Saint Paul Public Schools$21,634Osseo Area Schools$16,345Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan I…$15,334Anoka-Hennepin$15,130Lakeville$14,882Wayzata Public Schools$14,820Rochester Public Schools$14,804South Washington County Schools$13,992Elk River Area ISD 728$12,958State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, largest Minnesota districts, FY23Minneapolis $21,839; Saint Paul Public Schools $21,634; Osseo Area Schools $16,345; Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 $15,334; Anoka-Hennepin $15,130; Lakeville $14,882; Wayzata Public Schools $14,820; Rochester Public Schools $14,804; South Washington County Schools $13,992; Elk River Area ISD 728 $12,958; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kMinneapolis$21,839Saint Paul Public Schools$21,634Osseo Area Schools$16,345Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196$15,334Anoka-Hennepin$15,130Lakeville$14,882Wayzata Public Schools$14,820Rochester Public Schools$14,804South Washington County Schools$13,992Elk River Area ISD 728$12,958State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, largest Minnesota districts, FY23Minneapolis $21,839; Saint Paul Public Schools $21,634; Osseo Area Schools $16,345; Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 $15,334; Anoka-Hennepin $15,130; Lakeville $14,882; Wayzata Public Schools $14,820; Rochester Public Schools $14,804; South Washington County Schools $13,992; Elk River Area ISD 728 $12,958; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kMinneapolis$21,839Saint Paul Public Schools$21,634Osseo Area Schools$16,345Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196$15,334Anoka-Hennepin$15,130Lakeville$14,882Wayzata Public Schools$14,820Rochester Public Schools$14,804South Washington County Schools$13,992Elk River Area ISD 728$12,958State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, largest Minnesota districts, FY23Minneapolis $21,839; Saint Paul Public Schools $21,634; Osseo Area Schools $16,345; Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 $15,334; Anoka-Hennepin $15,130; Lakeville $14,882; Wayzata Public Schools $14,820; Rochester Public Schools $14,804; South Washington County Schools $13,992; Elk River Area ISD 728 $12,958; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kMinneapolis$21,839Saint Paul Public Schools$21,634Osseo Area Schools$16,345Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196$15,334Anoka-Hennepin$15,130Lakeville$14,882Wayzata Public Schools$14,820Rochester Public Schools$14,804South Washington County Schools$13,992Elk River Area ISD 728$12,958State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$850,430,000 in revenue: 50.5% state, 28.3% local and 21.2% federal. Total spending including $84,669,000 of capital outlay was $851,712,000, or $26,356 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Saint Paul Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $429,791,000; Local $240,322,000; Federal $180,317,000; total $850,430,000.
  • State$429,791,000 51%
  • Local$240,322,000 28%
  • Federal$180,317,000 21%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

32,316 students in 2022-23, 31,218 students in 2023-24, 32,024 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Saint Paul Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 32,316, 2023-24: 31,218, 2024-25: 32,024010k20k30k40k2022-2332,3162023-2431,2182024-2532,024
Saint Paul Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 32,316, 2023-24: 31,218, 2024-25: 32,024010k20k30k40k2022-2332,3162023-2431,2182024-2532,024
Saint Paul Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 32,316, 2023-24: 31,218, 2024-25: 32,024010k20k30k40k2022-2332,3162023-2431,2182024-2532,024
Saint Paul Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 32,316, 2023-24: 31,218, 2024-25: 32,024010k20k30k40k2022-2332,3162023-2431,2182024-2532,024

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332,3162181.514.8
2023-2431,2182221.414.1
2024-2532,0242116.615.1

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

$182,987,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,662 per student

Saint Paul Public Schools booked $182,987,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,240 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 $81,677 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 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$145,535,00079.5%
Special education$33,984,00018.6%
Vocational$3,088,0001.7%
Other programs$380,0000.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,793 in 2018-19, $4,944 in 2019-20, $5,204 in 2020-21, $5,664 in 2021-22, $5,662 in 2022-23.

Saint Paul Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,793, 2019-20: $4,944, 2020-21: $5,204, 2021-22: $5,664, 2022-23: $5,66202k4k6k2018-19$4,7932019-20$4,9442020-21$5,2042021-22$5,6642022-23$5,662
Saint Paul Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,793, 2019-20: $4,944, 2020-21: $5,204, 2021-22: $5,664, 2022-23: $5,66202k4k6k2018-19$4,7932019-20$4,9442020-21$5,2042021-22$5,6642022-23$5,662
Saint Paul Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,793, 2019-20: $4,944, 2020-21: $5,204, 2021-22: $5,664, 2022-23: $5,66202k4k6k2018-19$4,7932019-20$4,9442020-21$5,2042021-22$5,6642022-23$5,662
Saint Paul Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,793, 2019-20: $4,944, 2020-21: $5,204, 2021-22: $5,664, 2022-23: $5,66202k4k6k2018-19$4,7932019-20$4,9442020-21$5,2042021-22$5,6642022-23$5,662

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 Saint Paul Public Schools scored proficient or above: 35% in reading and 25% 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 arts35%51.1%14,178
Math25%44.8%13,385

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

68% of the 2,610 students in Saint Paul Public 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 rate68%83.3%
Students in the class2,61069,945

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.

40 elementary schools, 15,716 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo1,06621.734.0%Eligible, no program
Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet63811.362.2%Schoolwide program
Adams Magnet Elementary60514.734.2%Eligible, no program
Frost Lake Elementary School59313.272.2%Schoolwide program
American Indian Magnet School57113.379.5%Schoolwide program
Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary57013.479.5%Schoolwide program
Saint Paul Music Academy51412.375.7%Schoolwide program
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary49210.270.1%Schoolwide program
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy48914.981.0%Schoolwide program
Battle Creek Elementary School47011.266.0%Schoolwide program
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower46613.470.2%Schoolwide program
St. Anthony Park Elementary45115.631.9%Eligible, no program
The other 28 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Randolph Heights Elementary44818.923.0%Eligible, no program
Bruce F Vento Elementary44611.579.6%Schoolwide program
Horace Mann School44517.816.6%Eligible, no program
Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy43116.424.6%Eligible, no program
Global Arts Plus Lower41012.861.2%Schoolwide program
Groveland Park Elementary40914.933.7%Schoolwide program
Highland Park Elementary40612.367.5%Schoolwide program
Expo for Excellence Elementary School39310.939.9%Eligible, no program
Como Park Elementary3879.978.8%Schoolwide program
Jj Hill Montessori36013.928.6%Eligible, no program
The Heights Community School34610.774.3%Schoolwide program
Nokomis Montessori North Campus34411.143.9%Schoolwide program
Benjamin E Mays Magnet33611.286.6%Schoolwide program
Maxfield Elementary School33112.384.9%Schoolwide program
Eastern Heights Elementary31811.265.4%Schoolwide program
Chelsea Heights Elementary30514.539.7%Eligible, no program
Daytons Bluff Elementary30111.674.1%Schoolwide program
Riverview West School of Excellence2973.756.9%Schoolwide program
Highwood Hills Elementary29210.882.9%Schoolwide program
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion28213.630.5%Eligible, no program
Hamline Elementary School27210.969.1%Schoolwide program
Nokomis Montessori South Campus2589.946.1%Schoolwide program
Four Seasons Elementary2568.782.8%Schoolwide program
Cherokee Heights Elementary School22810.467.1%Schoolwide program
Crossroads Science Program19213.077.6%Schoolwide program
Crossroads Montessori17810.164.6%Schoolwide program
Saint Paul Online Elementary School1099.579.8%Not Title I
Early Education Ben Mays/Rondo113.963.6%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.

9 middle schools, 4,530 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Highland Park Middle School81119.539.8%Schoolwide program
Hidden River Middle School64021.944.5%Schoolwide program
Battle Creek Middle61917.168.8%Schoolwide program
Murray Middle School57622.052.8%Schoolwide program
E-STEM Middle School51219.354.5%Schoolwide program
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper45314.368.7%Schoolwide program
Global Arts Plus Upper43717.560.2%Schoolwide program
Hmong Language and Culture-Parkway33717.161.1%Not reported
Saint Paul Online Middle School14518.173.8%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.

18 high schools, 10,942 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central Senior High1,68226.335.9%Schoolwide program
Harding Senior High1,59120.461.1%Schoolwide program
Highland Park Senior High1,39224.634.4%Eligible, no program
Johnson Senior High1,07619.164.4%Schoolwide program
Washington Tech Secondary Magnet1,06319.872.5%Schoolwide program
Como Park Senior High1,03419.863.1%Schoolwide program
Humboldt High School95518.376.8%Schoolwide program
Open World Learning Secondary50420.624.0%Eligible, no program
Creative Arts Secondary School38218.468.6%Schoolwide program
Saint Paul Online High School32417.970.1%Not Title I
Leap High School22017.655.9%Schoolwide program
Gordon Parks High School21715.168.7%Schoolwide program
The other 6 high schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Focus Beyond2128.874.5%Eligible, no program
ALC Gateway to College10731.558.9%Schoolwide program
Guadalupe Alternative Programs83not reported96.4%Schoolwide program
Journeys Secondary School735.279.5%Eligible, no program
A. G. a. P. E. Teen Parent264.788.5%Schoolwide program
Alc Secondary Special Sites1not reportednot reportedNot 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.

9 other schools, 840 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ecse Inclusion329not reported52.3%Not Title I
Early Education - Birth to Three311not reported62.4%Not Title I
Bridge View Special Education1154.973.9%Eligible, no program
Rivereast Program545.683.3%Eligible, no program
Anna Westin House13not reported76.9%Eligible, no program
Juvenile Service Center93.466.7%Eligible, no program
Home/Hospital Instruction3not reportednot reportedEligible, no program
United Hospital Adolescent Program33.6not reportedEligible, no program
Resident Student/Out of State3not reportednot reportedNot 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.

15 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Early Education - Birth to Three

School in Saint Paul; open in 2024-25; 311 students.

Obama Service Learning Elementary

School in Saint Paul; 135 students; 9.6 students per teacher.

Early Education Bruce F Vento

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 30 students.

Early Education Como

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 14 students; 7.0 students per teacher.

Early Education Four Seasons

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 12 students; 6.0 students per teacher.

Early Ed Frost Lake

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 9 students; 4.1 students per teacher.

Early Education Heights Comm

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 9 students; 2.6 students per teacher.

Early Ed Battle Creek

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 8 students; 8.0 students per teacher.

Early Ed Highland

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 7 students; 2.8 students per teacher.

Early Ed Eastern Heights

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 5 students.

Early Education Daytons Bluff

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 4 students; 4.0 students per teacher.

Early Ed Global

School in Saint Paul; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 3 students; 1.7 students per teacher.

Home/Hospital Instruction

School in Saint Paul; open in 2024-25; 3 students.

Resident Student/Out of State

School in Saint Paul; open in 2024-25; 3 students.

Alc Secondary Special Sites

High school in Saint Paul; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Saint Paul Public 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 Saint Paul Public Schools

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentSaint Paul Public Schools ranks 4 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,634).#4 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaSaint Paul Public Schools is the number 2 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 32,316 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#2 of 543
  3. Anoka-Hennepin School DistrictThe next larger Minnesota district: 38,590 students in fall 2022, $15,130 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,130
  4. Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196The next smaller Minnesota district: 29,221 students in fall 2022, $15,334 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,334
  5. Compare Saint Paul Public Schools with Anoka-Hennepin School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Central Senior High, its largest high school1,682 students in 2024-25, 26.3 per teacher.1,682
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaSaint Paul Public Schools spent $81,677 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$81,677
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Saint Paul Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Saint Paul Public Schools?
    76 schools were open in 2024-25 (40 elementary, 9 middle, 18 high, 9 other), enrolling 32,028 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Saint Paul Public Schools spend per student?
    $21,634 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 $23,301 per student, up 7.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Saint Paul Public Schools' money come from?
    $850,430,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.5% state, 28.3% local and 21.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Saint Paul Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 8,365 of the 52,209 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.0%, 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 Saint Paul Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $182,987,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,662 per student. Divided by the 2,240 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,677 per teacher, more than 90 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 Saint Paul Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Saint Paul Public Schools scored proficient or above: 35% in reading and 25% 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 Saint Paul Public Schools?
    68% of the 2,610 students in Saint Paul Public 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 Saint Paul Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2733840. 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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