Guadalupe Alternative Programs

Guadalupe Alternative Programs, a tiny high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, part of Saint Paul Public Schools, caters to 83 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 78% below typical.

Within Saint Paul Public Schools, which oversees 87 schools and 33,152 students, Guadalupe Alternative Programs is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Guadalupe Alternative Programs records that 41% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Roughly 96% of students at Guadalupe Alternative Programs qualify 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Ramsey County put median household income runs about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Guadalupe Alternative Programs is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

ECSE Inclusion is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 48%: 56 students in 2018 compared to 83 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 16% to 41%.

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