GREAT RIVER SCHOOL

As a moderately sized high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, GREAT RIVER SCHOOL hosts 411 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by GREAT RIVER SCHOOL.

GREAT RIVER SCHOOL comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 794 students; GREAT RIVER SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, GREAT RIVER SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder consists of 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, GREAT RIVER SCHOOL reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ramsey County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, GREAT RIVER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.7%; this one delivers 53.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ramsey County indicate median household income runs about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), GREAT RIVER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Great River Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GREAT RIVER SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 25.7%.

GREAT RIVER SCHOOL operates from an urban location. GREAT RIVER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GREAT RIVER SCHOOL has edged up 35%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 411 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 8% to 3%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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