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What's the most underrated thing about St. Peter High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
692
High
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273387001641
St. Peter High School
2121 WEST BROADWAY AVENUE, SAINT PETER, MN 56082 · (507) 934-4212 · Nicollet County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
220 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
692
+16 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.9:1
% White
70%
was 75%
% Hispanic
18%
was 10%
% Black
7%
was 11%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About St. Peter High School
St. Peter High School operates as a sizable four-year high school in SAINT PETER, Minnesota, part of ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 692 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so St. Peter High School sits 87% bigger than that benchmark.
St. Peter High School is one of 7 schools operated by ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 2,107 students overall.
On the student-mix side, St. Peter High School logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at St. Peter High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, St. Peter High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 47.9%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Nicollet County) records that the typical household earns roughly $79,756 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nicollet County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,447 students), St. Peter High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: St. Peter Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 676 students in 2018 compared to 692 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 10% to 18% over that span.
On the community side, members of the St. Peter High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Nicollet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$79,756
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
4,447 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- St. Peter Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- ST. PETER ECSEElementary · 61 students
- Oshawa Learning AcademyCombined · 25 students
- ROCK BEND HS ALCHigh · 14 students
Other schools in SAINT PETER
- St. Peter Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- ST. PETER ECSEElementary · 61 students
- Minnesota Valley SchoolCombined · 27 students
- Oshawa Learning AcademyCombined · 25 students
Nearby schools
- St. Peter Middle School1.0 mi · 617
- ST. PETER ECSE1.0 mi · 61
- South Elementary School1.0 mi · 269
- Oshawa Learning Academy1.2 mi · 25
- North Elementary School1.2 mi · 429
- ROCK BEND HS ALC1.6 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About St. Peter High SchoolHow many students attend St. Peter High School?
St. Peter High School enrolls approximately 692 students in grades 09-12.
Is St. Peter High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
St. Peter High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does St. Peter High School have?
St. Peter High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at St. Peter High School?
Student demographics at St. Peter High School are roughly 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is St. Peter High School public or private?
St. Peter High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.