Gordon Parks High School

Gordon Parks High School is a secondary school of intimate scale in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools, instructing 217 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 42% leaner than the state mean of about 371.

Across the 87 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools (33,152 students total), Gordon Parks High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Gordon Parks High School records that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 23% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Gordon Parks High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ramsey County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ramsey County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Gordon Parks High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 13%: 192 students in 2018 compared to 217 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 14% to 23% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.