Harding Senior High

Harding Senior High is one of the roomy senior highs in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, run under Saint Paul Public Schools, with 1,591 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 329% larger than typical.

Across the 87 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools (33,152 students total), Harding Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Harding Senior High reports that Asian students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% White. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the resource side, Harding Senior High lists 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at Harding Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

After controlling for student poverty, Harding Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Ramsey County shows median household earnings sit near $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which Harding Senior High is one.

Twin Cities Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Harding Senior High comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 26.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Harding Senior High's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,925 (now 1,591). Black enrollment moved from 22% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

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