ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY

Set in SAINT CLAIR, Minnesota, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized elementary-level community, operated by ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 411 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Within ST. CLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 820 students, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school logs 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Blue Earth County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Blue Earth County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Blue Earth County shows median household earnings sit near $74,477, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY is one of 31 public schools in Blue Earth County (combined enrollment of about 9,034 students).

ST. CLAIR SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.4%.

ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY's enrollment has rose 11% since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 411). Class-load math has rose: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.