Enrollment
99
High
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 273327002334
S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.
710 - 19TH AVENUE NORTH, SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN 55075 · (651) 450-9966 · Dakota County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
84 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 84% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsMath
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
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Where S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 99 | #449 of 764 | #22 of 38 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
99
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 80
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 99 | 7.4 | 13.4:1 | 85% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 63% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 85 | 5.1 | 16.7:1 | 79% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 5 | 19.2:1 | 53% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 5.2 | 19.0:1 | 58% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 6 | 14.8:1 | 56% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 87 | 5 | 17.4:1 | 51% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 80 | 5 | 16.0:1 | 38% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr..
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (98 to 99); teachers up 43% (5.2 to 7.4).
About S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.
S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr., located in SOUTH SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, is a very small high school. It offers grades 7 through 12 and has 99 students enrolled. It has 73% fewer students than the average for high schools in Minnesota (about 371).
S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. is one of the 7 schools that make up South St. Paul Public School Dist (2,861 students in total).
The student body at S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 40%. The remaining shares are 29% White, 16% multiracial, and 14% Black. Dakota County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. are from different groups.
The school had 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 16.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 85%. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Dakota County, the school's rate is higher.
The school's county is Dakota County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $106,318 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. shares Dakota County with 169 other public schools.
SSP Virtual is less than a tenth of a mile from S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr., the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. holds at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
A 3% gain took enrollment from 96 in 2020-21 to 99 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.2:1 to 13.4:1.
This page is set up for the S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South St. Paul Public School Dist
- South St. Paul High SchoolHigh · 866 students
- Lincoln Center ElementaryElementary · 670 students
- Kaposia Education Center ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- South St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- Early Childhood Special Ed ProgramElementary · 68 students
- SSP VirtualHigh · 3 students
Other schools in SOUTH SAINT PAUL
- South St. Paul High SchoolHigh · 866 students
- Lincoln Center ElementaryElementary · 670 students
- Kaposia Education Center ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- South St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- Early Childhood Special Ed ProgramElementary · 68 students
- 917 Deaf/Hard of HearingCombined · 29 students
Nearby schools
- SSP Virtual0.0 mi · 3
- Lincoln Center Elementary0.7 mi · 670
- 917 Deaf/Hard of Hearing0.7 mi · 29
- South St. Paul High School1.0 mi · 866
- South St. Paul Middle School1.0 mi · 535
- Early Childhood Special Ed Program1.1 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.How many students attend S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.?
S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. enrolls approximately 99 students in grades 07-12.
Is S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. an elementary, middle, or high school?
S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. is approximately 13.4:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.?
Student demographics at S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. are roughly 29% White, 40% Hispanic, 14% Black, 16% Two or more.
Is S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. public or private?
S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. is a public K-12 school, overseen by South St. Paul Public School Dist.
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