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Enrollment
1,561
High
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273351001494
TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH
4200 33RD ST S, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56301 · (320) 370-8350 · Stearns County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,561 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
992 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 391 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 431 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 381 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 358 | 23% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
36.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
21.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
Schools most like TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH
TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,561 | 63.5% | 28.5% |
| APOLLO SENIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD | 1,264 | 61.8% | 24.0% |
| Edison High MINNEAPOLIS | 865 | 70.3% | 29.9% |
| Fridley Senior High FRIDLEY | 796 | 70.0% | 26.1% |
| FAIR High MINNEAPOLIS | 337 | 59.6% | 38.7% |
| ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGH NEW HOPE | 1,396 | 70.4% | 25.3% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #317 of 397 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #300 of 401 | #10 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #311 of 397 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,561 | #52 of 764 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #205 of 332 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #59 of 338 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #67 of 444 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #154 of 181 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,561
+20 (+1%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,448
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 24.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,561 | 87.2 | 17.9:1 | 64% (992) |
| 2023-24 | 1,538 | 87.7 | 17.5:1 | 66% (1,013) |
| 2022-23 | 1,515 | 82.4 | 18.4:1 | 67% (1,014) |
| 2020-21 | 1,541 | 62 | 24.9:1 | 52% (803) |
| 2017-18 | 1,528 | 80.3 | 19.0:1 | 54% (821) |
| 2015-16 | 1,427 | 70 | 20.4:1 | 47% (669) |
| 2010-11 | 1,426 | 69 | 20.7:1 | 32% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 1,887 | 78 | 24.2:1 | 13% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 1,448 | 76 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,528 to 1,561); teachers up 9% (80.3 to 87.2).
About TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH
At 4200 33RD ST S in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota, TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH operates as a large high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,561 students. It has 321% more students than the average for high schools in Minnesota (about 371).
TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH is one school in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 22 schools with 9,803 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH is Black, with 47% of students. Other groups include 36% White, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. The county population is about 9% Black. The diversity index for TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH is 17.9:1, based on 87.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Stearns County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
After adjusting for student poverty, TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.5%; the prediction is 30.9%.
In the surrounding county, Stearns County, the median household earns about $77,066 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH, Stearns County has 74 public schools.
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,541 in 2020-21 and 1,561 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.9:1) than in 2020-21 (24.9:1).
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Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
- TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
Other schools in SAINT CLOUD
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
- TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
Nearby schools
- Stride Academy K-8 Charter School0.5 mi · 569
- Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud0.6 mi · 260
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 878
- EC Sp Ed at Quarryview Ed Center2.1 mi · 245
- DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 572
- Central Minnesota Virtual Academy2.9 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHow large is TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH?
TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,561 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH serve?
TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH have?
TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH are roughly 36% White, 7% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH?
TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH is overseen by ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Stearns County.
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