Total enrollment
33,041
-724 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
104 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools
Minnesota · 33,152 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools number 104, teaching approximately 33,152 Minnesota students (an average of 319 per school).
4-year change in Saint Paul Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
77
-4 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Saint Paul Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #144 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 33,152 | #2 of 269 | #191 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 87 | #1 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #122 of 267 | #5,211 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.3% | #28 of 269 | #2,220 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.2% | #1 of 152 | #7 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Saint Paul Public Schools
State test results across the district's 57 scored schools run from Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy at 75.2% proficient to Four Seasons Elementary at 3.8%, a gap of 71.3 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 62 district schools that reported both years went from 34,244 to 29,844 students (down 13%) and from 2,215 to 2,029 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Student/Out of State | Saint Paul | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Shared Time Nonpublic | Saint Paul | Combined | PK-12 | 0 |
| Barack and Michelle Obama Middle | Saint Paul | Elementary | M-M | · |
| OBAMA SERVICE LEARNING ELEMENTARY | Saint Paul | Combined | M-M | · |
About Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul Public Schools is a medium-population Minnesota school district running 104 schools with combined enrollment near 33,152.
On the school-mix side, Saint Paul Public Schools consists of 59 elementary, 11 middle, 24 high schools, and 10 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 319 in this district, noticeably below the Minnesota typical of 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 33,041 students, stayed largely flat from the 33,765 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Saint Paul Public Schools lost 4 schools, going from 81 to 77.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Saint Paul Public Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.