Central Senior High

Set in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Central Senior High is a sprawling 9-12 campus, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools. It caters to 1,682 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Central Senior High sits 353% bigger than that benchmark.

Central Senior High is one of 87 schools operated by Saint Paul Public Schools, a district that works with 33,152 students overall.

Demographically, Central Senior High lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Black, 11% multiracial, 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Central Senior High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Central Senior High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.7%, the actual is 46.6%, a residual of +3.0 points.

Zooming out to the 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Central Senior High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JJ Hill Montessori, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Senior High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Central Senior High's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,785 (now 1,682). The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 21% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 26.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Central Senior High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.