St. Francis Middle

St. Francis Middle is a 6-8 campus of heavily attended scale in SAINT FRANCIS, Minnesota, part of St. Francis Area Schools, hosting 890 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 80% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Across the 15 schools in St. Francis Area Schools (4,281 students total), St. Francis Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, St. Francis Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder is composed of 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting St. Francis Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Anoka County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, St. Francis Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 41.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Anoka County put the typical household earns roughly $101,869 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Anoka County runs 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), of which St. Francis Middle is one.

St. Francis Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around St. Francis Middle.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. St. Francis Middle's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 952 (now 890). The White share of enrollment shrank from 87% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

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