LEAP High School

As an intimate 9-12 campus in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, LEAP High School enrolls 220 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools. That puts it 41% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Within Saint Paul Public Schools, which oversees 87 schools and 33,152 students, LEAP High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, LEAP High School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 25% Asian, 15% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

Looking at school resources, LEAP High School records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, Ramsey County reports 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), LEAP High School is one campus in the mix.

ALC Gateway to College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. LEAP High School's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 211 (now 220). Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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