Total enrollment
4,281
+47 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in St. Francis Area Schools
Minnesota · 4,281 students · 5 cities
16 public schools operate under St. Francis Area Schools, with roughly 4,281 K-12 students enrolled (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in St. Francis Area Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
+4 (+36%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How St. Francis Area Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #67 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,281 | #43 of 269 | #2,269 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #22 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #191 of 267 | #6,378 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 31.4% | #178 of 269 | #6,489 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #82 of 152 | #4,203 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. Francis Area Schools
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from St. Francis Elementary at 56.9% proficient to St. Francis Middle at 41.2%, a gap of 15.7 points. That is the 57th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 4,516 to 4,159 students (down 8%) and from 262 to 251 full-time teachers (down 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis High | Saint Francis | High | 09-12 | 1,139 |
| St. Francis Middle | Saint Francis | Middle | 06-08 | 890 |
| Cedar Creek Elementary School | Cedar | Elementary | KG-05 | 680 |
| St. Francis Elementary | Saint Francis | Elementary | KG-05 | 621 |
| East Bethel Elementary School | Cedar | Elementary | KG-05 | 460 |
| Saints Academy | Saint Francis | High | 07-12 | 144 |
| ECSE@ ISD 15 Lifelong Learning | Oak Grove | Elementary | PK-PK | 117 |
| Saints Online High School | Saint Francis | High | 09-12 | 87 |
| ECFC - VPK | Oak Grove | Elementary | PK-PK | 60 |
| Transition 15 | Saint Francis | High | 12-12 | 21 |
| Crossroads School | Anoka | Combined | KG-12 | 16 |
| Saints Online Middle School | Saint Francis | Middle | 06-08 | 16 |
| Crossroads East | East Bethel | High | 07-12 | 14 |
| Restore Program | Saint Francis | Combined | KG-12 | 13 |
| Saints Online Elementary | Saint Francis | Elementary | KG-05 | 3 |
| Saints Guided Studies | Saint Francis | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About St. Francis Area Schools
As a small district in Minnesota, St. Francis Area Schools educates 4,281 students across 16 schools.
On the school-mix side, St. Francis Area Schools is built around 6 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, St. Francis Area Schools runs about 268 students per school, 25% lower than the state mean of roughly 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 4,234 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,281 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 11 to 15 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for St. Francis Area Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.