The Next Step
Public high school, grades 11 to 12 · North Saint Paul, Minnesota
The Next Step in North Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 84 students in 2024-25 with 8.3 full-time teachers, 10.1 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; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
91 students in 2022-23, 77 students in 2023-24, 84 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.0 to 8.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 91 | 10.0 | 9.1 |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 11.0 | 7.0 |
| 2024-25 | 84 | 8.3 | 10.1 |
10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 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 The Next Step enrolled 100 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.7% of students were White, 20.2% Black, 15.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- White41.7%
- Black20.2%
- Asian15.5%
- Hispanic14.3%
- Two or more races7.1%
- American Indian1.2%
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 North Saint Paul
4 public high schools in North Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment; The Next Step is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Senior High | 1,649 | 23.0 | 51.2% |
| The Next Step | 84 | 10.1 | 61.9% |
| 622 Online High School | 74 | not reported | 48.6% |
| Lionsgate Academy AIM | 51 | 5.1 | 37.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about The Next Step
- Lionsgate Academy AIMThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 51 students, 5.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- 622 Online High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 74 students (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare The Next Step with Lionsgate Academy AIMStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District 622 spends per student$16,478 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,478
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaThe Next Step is the number 490 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#490 of 781
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.10.1:1
- 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 The Next Step
How many students attend The Next Step?
84 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 91 in 2022-23. It is a high school in North Saint Paul, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at The Next Step?
10.1 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 The Next Step a Title I school?
The Next Step 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 The Next Step in?
North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District 622, NCES district ID 2723850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272385003375 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.