Total enrollment
9,803
+205 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
27 schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 9,803 students · 9 cities
Across ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (Minnesota), 27 public K-12 schools serve approximately 9,803 students, an average of 363 per school.
4-year change in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
+4 (+22%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #146 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,803 | #17 of 269 | #945 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #13 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #82 of 267 | #4,297 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 65.2% | #29 of 269 | #2,304 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #18 of 152 | #506 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 ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY at 44.4% proficient to LINCOLN ELEMENTARY at 12.1%, a gap of 32.4 points. That is the 17th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 9,940 to 9,587 students (down 4%) and from 648 to 675 full-time teachers (up 4%), 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.
About ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is a low-population Minnesota school district running 27 schools with combined enrollment near 9,803.
On the level-by-level breakdown, ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT consists of 8 elementary, 2 middle, 11 high schools, and 6 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,598 students to 9,803. ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT now counts 22 public schools, up from 18 in SY 2020-21.
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