TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH

TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH is a senior high of well-populated scale in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota, overseen by ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 1,561 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 321% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Across the 22 schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (9,803 students total), TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH records that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 36% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 64% of students at TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Stearns County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Stearns County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,066 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH is one of 74 public schools in Stearns County (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students).

Nearest neighbor: Stride Academy K-8 Charter School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 23.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,528 students in 2018 to 1,561 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 50% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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