St. James Middle/High School

As a roomy four-year high school in SAINT JAMES, Minnesota, St. James Middle/High School serves 566 students from grades 6 through 12, one of the schools within ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 53% bigger than the state mean of about 371.

St. James Middle/High School is one of 4 schools operated by ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,143 students overall.

Looking at the student body, St. James Middle/High School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school records 40% White. By comparison, Watonwan County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, St. James Middle/High School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, St. James Middle/High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 36.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Watonwan County put median household income runs about $71,699, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Watonwan County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,002 students), St. James Middle/High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ST. JAMES NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around St. James Middle/High School. On composite proficiency, St. James Middle/High School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. James Middle/High School has rose 5%, going from 538 students in 2018 to 566 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 40% across the same window.

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