Camden High

As a substantial high school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Camden High works with 783 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Minneapolis Public School District. That puts it 111% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Within Minneapolis Public School District, which oversees 86 schools and 29,928 students, Camden High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Camden High reports that the largest single group is Black at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 21% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 7% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at Camden High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Camden High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Hennepin County shows median household income runs about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Camden High is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

The closest other public school is Loring Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Camden High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 13.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Camden High has shrank 29%, going from 1,100 students in 2018 to 783 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 9% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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