St. Paul City High School

Located at 215 UNIVERSITY AVE W, in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, St. Paul City High School is an intimate senior high that enrolls 152 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by St. Paul City School. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 59% below typical.

St. Paul City School runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 615 students. St. Paul City High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, St. Paul City High School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 26% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Ramsey County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ramsey County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), St. Paul City High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 9.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ramsey County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Paul City High School is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around St. Paul City High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts St. Paul City High School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 18.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. St. Paul City High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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