City Academy

Set in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, City Academy is a tiny senior high, run under City Academy. It educates 135 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 64% below the state mean of about 371.

City Academy is a school of City Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, City Academy logs that the largest single group is Black at 31%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 10% White. By comparison, Ramsey County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting City Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

In the broader community, census data for Ramsey County shows median household income runs about $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which City Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Bruce F Vento Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

City Academy operates from a metropolitan location. City Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. City Academy's enrollment has climbed 21% since 2018, when it stood at 112 (now 135). The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 52% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.