Schools
68
19 districts
Stearns County
Minnesota · Public K-12
68 public schools serving approximately 24,053 students, in a county of 160,865 residents.
Enrollment
24,053
NCES CCD
Median income
$77,066
Below Minnesota avg
Free/reduced lunch
46.4%
Above Minnesota avg
Elementary
25
schools
Middle
9
schools
High
22
schools
Combined / other
12
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
7,929 students · 19 districts in Stearns County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Stearns County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
28.8%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
7.6%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.1%
civilian labor
Median age
35
23.6% under 18
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH | Saint Cloud | High | 09-12 | 1,515 | · |
| SARTELL SENIOR HIGH | Sartell | High | 09-12 | 1,349 | · |
| APOLLO SENIOR HIGH | Saint Cloud | High | 09-12 | 1,225 | · |
| SARTELL MIDDLE | Sartell | Middle | 06-08 | 978 | · |
| Riverview Intermediate School | Sartell | Elementary | 03-05 | 938 | · |
| ROCORI SENIOR HIGH | Cold Spring | High | 09-12 | 876 | · |
| SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH | Saint Cloud | Middle | 06-08 | 867 | · |
| OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY | Saint Cloud | Elementary | PK-05 | 814 | · |
| NORTH JUNIOR HIGH | Saint Cloud | Middle | 06-08 | 708 | · |
| MADISON ELEMENTARY | Saint Cloud | Elementary | PK-05 | 649 | · |
| KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Saint Joseph | Elementary | PK-08 | 626 | · |
| COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY | Cold Spring | Elementary | PK-05 | 618 | · |
| SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY | Sauk Centre | High | 07-12 | 608 | · |
| HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY | Holdingford | Elementary | PK-06 | 594 | · |
| Pine Meadow Primary School | Sartell | Elementary | 01-02 | 562 | · |
| ROCORI MIDDLE | Cold Spring | Middle | 06-08 | 560 | · |
| Stride Academy K-8 Charter School | Saint Cloud | Elementary | KG-08 | 544 | · |
| Albany Area High School | Albany | High | 09-12 | 536 | · |
| ALBANY ELEMENTARY | Albany | Elementary | PK-05 | 498 | · |
| PAYNESVILLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL | Paynesville | High | 06-12 | 489 | · |
| HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY | Holdingford | High | 07-12 | 488 | · |
| DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY | Waite Park | Elementary | PK-05 | 483 | · |
| KIMBALL SECONDARY | Kimball | High | 06-12 | 474 | · |
| MELROSE SECONDARY | Melrose | High | 09-12 | 472 | · |
| MELROSE ELEMENTARY | Melrose | Elementary | PK-05 | 471 | · |
| Albany Area Middle School | Albany | Middle | 06-08 | 454 | · |
| Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud | Saint Cloud | Elementary | KG-08 | 446 | · |
| PAYNESVILLE ELEMENTARY | Paynesville | Elementary | PK-05 | 405 | · |
| EDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY | Eden Valley | Elementary | KG-06 | 403 | · |
| SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY | Sauk Centre | Elementary | PK-04 | 390 | · |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY | Saint Cloud | Elementary | KG-05 | 387 | · |
| BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SEC. | Belgrade | High | 06-12 | 338 | · |
| MELROSE MIDDLE | Melrose | Middle | 06-08 | 334 | · |
| KIMBALL ELEMENTARY | Kimball | Elementary | PK-05 | 310 | · |
| BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA ELEMENTARY | Brooten | Elementary | PK-05 | 307 | · |
| AVON ELEMENTARY | Avon | Elementary | PK-05 | 300 | · |
| Oak Ridge Early Learning Center | Sartell | Elementary | PK-KG | 271 | · |
| St. Cloud Area Learning Center | Waite Park | High | 06-12 | 255 | · |
| Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ | Saint Cloud | Elementary | KG-05 | 241 | · |
| EC Sp Ed at Quarryview Ed Center | Waite Park | Prekindergarten | PK-PK | 236 | · |
| Success Academy Saint Cloud | Saint Cloud | Elementary | KG-06 | 168 | · |
| Sauk Centre Middle | Sauk Centre | Middle | 05-06 | 141 | · |
| RICHMOND ELEMENTARY | Richmond | Elementary | KG-05 | 133 | · |
| ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARY | Rockville | Elementary | KG-05 | 133 | · |
| Benton-Stearns Ed District EC | Sartell | Prekindergarten | PK-PK | 88 | · |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES | Waite Park | Other | PK-12 | 60 | · |
| Roosevelt Education Center | Saint Cloud | Other | KG-12 | 47 | · |
| Rocori Online Learning Site | Cold Spring | High | 06-12 | 45 | · |
| St. Cloud Math & Science Middle | Saint Cloud | Middle | 06-07 | 44 | · |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTER | Melrose | High | 06-12 | 33 | · |
| WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2 | Melrose | Prekindergarten | PK-PK | 33 | · |
| Katherine Johnson Education Center | Saint Cloud | Other | KG-12 | 24 | · |
| ROCORI ALC | Cold Spring | High | 07-12 | 22 | · |
| ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL PROGRAMS NON-RES | Saint Cloud | Other | PK-12 | 21 | · |
| St Cloud Hospital Progs-Residential | Saint Cloud | Other | KG-12 | 12 | · |
| BEACON PROGRAM W CENTRAL ED. DIST. | Sauk Centre | Other | PK-12 | 10 | · |
| Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers | Sartell | Elementary | KG-06 | 10 | · |
| Benton-Stearns Education - ASD | Sartell | Other | KG-12 | 8 | · |
| Grafton School | Cold Spring | Other | KG-12 | 2 | · |
| ALC - Holdingford | Holdingford | High | 07-12 | 0 | · |
| ALC - Kimball | Kimball | High | 07-12 | 0 | · |
| ALC - Sartell | Sartell | High | 09-12 | 0 | · |
| BBE LEARNING CENTER | Belgrade | High | 07-12 | 0 | · |
| Central Minnesota Virtual Academy | Waite Park | High | 06-12 | 0 | · |
| Newport Academy | Saint Cloud | High | 07-12 | 0 | · |
| PAYNESVILLE MIDDLE | Paynesville | Middle | 06-08 | 0 | · |
| WCED Credit Recovery | Melrose | High | 09-12 | 0 | · |
| St. Cloud Social Justice Academy | Saint Cloud | Not reported | M -M | · | · |
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