South Campus Education Center

South Campus Education Center is one of the very small senior highs in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota, overseen by Northeast Metro 916, with 62 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 12. That puts it 83% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Across the 13 schools in Northeast Metro 916 (856 students total), South Campus Education Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, South Campus Education Center logs that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 32% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, South Campus Education Center lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 52% of students at South Campus Education Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, census data for Ramsey County shows median household earnings sit near $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which South Campus Education Center is one.

Mariner Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Campus Education Center.

South Campus Education Center operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. South Campus Education Center's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 69 (now 62). The White share of enrollment fell from 67% to 52% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.