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Enrollment
866
High
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 273327001456
South St. Paul High School
700 N 2ND ST, SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN 55075 · (651) 457-9408 · Dakota County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
470 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 9 | 231 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 233 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 203 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 199 | 23% |
Student demographics
64%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South St. Paul Public School Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
22.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like South St. Paul High School
South St. Paul High School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South St. Paul High School this school | 866 | 54.3% | 32.4% |
| FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH FARIBAULT | 956 | 57.8% | 24.3% |
| SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH INVER GROVE HEIGHTS | 1,030 | 48.3% | 27.9% |
| Roosevelt High MINNEAPOLIS | 1,148 | 47.3% | 42.2% |
| Willmar Senior High WILLMAR | 1,205 | 57.4% | 32.3% |
| PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY PELICAN RAPIDS | 374 | 58.3% | 44.6% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where South St. Paul High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #280 of 397 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #294 of 401 | #11 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #284 of 397 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #104 of 764 | #13 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #164 of 332 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #58 of 338 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #108 of 444 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.9% | #2 of 146 | #1 of 6 |
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
866
-30 (-3%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,387
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 866 | 51.5 | 16.8:1 | 54% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 868 | 45.1 | 19.2:1 | 51% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 923 | 37.6 | 24.6:1 | 55% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 896 | 39 | 23.0:1 | 42% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 1,727 | 91 | 19.0:1 | 47% (811) |
| 2015-16 | 1,711 | 93 | 18.4:1 | 44% (761) |
| 2010-11 | 1,322 | 81 | 16.3:1 | 34% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 1,714 | 90 | 19.0:1 | 19% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 1,387 | 76 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South St. Paul High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (1,727 to 866); teachers down 43% (91 to 51.5).
About South St. Paul High School
South St. Paul High School is a high school in SOUTH SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, according to federal school records. The school counted 866 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 133% bigger than the average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
The 7 schools in South St. Paul Public School Dist enroll 2,861 students altogether, South St. Paul High School among them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at South St. Paul High School is White, with 49% of students. The next largest groups are 32% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 25 points below the 74% share among Dakota County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
With 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.8:1. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is close to this figure. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Dakota County average 34%.
Among Minnesota public high schools, South St. Paul High School outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, South St. Paul High School's results are 3.5 points below predicted: 32.4% against 35.9%.
The county, Dakota County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $106,318 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Dakota County has 170 public schools with about 74,687 students, including South St. Paul High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, South St. Paul Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
A 3% decline took enrollment from 896 in 2020-21 to 866 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.
The South St. Paul High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Lincoln Center ElementaryElementary · 670 students
- Kaposia Education Center ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- South St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.High · 99 students
- Early Childhood Special Ed ProgramElementary · 68 students
- SSP VirtualHigh · 3 students
Other schools in SOUTH SAINT PAUL
- Lincoln Center ElementaryElementary · 670 students
- Kaposia Education Center ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- South St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.High · 99 students
- Early Childhood Special Ed ProgramElementary · 68 students
- 917 Deaf/Hard of HearingCombined · 29 students
Nearby schools
- South St. Paul Middle School0.0 mi · 535
- Early Childhood Special Ed Program0.2 mi · 68
- Lincoln Center Elementary0.3 mi · 670
- 917 Deaf/Hard of Hearing0.3 mi · 29
- SSP Virtual1.0 mi · 3
- S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.1.0 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About South St. Paul High SchoolHow many students attend South St. Paul High School?
South St. Paul High School enrolls approximately 866 students in grades 09-12.
Is South St. Paul High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South St. Paul High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does South St. Paul High School have?
South St. Paul High School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is South St. Paul High School?
South St. Paul High School reports a student body of 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees South St. Paul High School?
South St. Paul High School is overseen by South St. Paul Public School Dist in Dakota County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.