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St. Cloud Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
St. Cloud Public School District runs 27 public schools with 9,940 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.5 students per teacher is 1.7 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 27
- Students
- 9,940
- Teachers (FTE)
- 738
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1201 2nd St S, Waite Park, MN 56387
- Phone
- (320)370-8000
- County
- Stearns County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2733510
- State district ID
- MN-010742
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,660
- School counselors (FTE)
- 34.0About 292 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 35.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.5
Minnesota15.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (9,628), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $173.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $18.5 million
- State revenue
- $119.9 million
- Local revenue
- $34.9 million
- Total spending
- $168.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $17,512
- Salaries
- $91.2 million54.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $165.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.7%
- State: 69.2%
- Local: 20.1%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$17,512
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in St. Cloud Public School District
By level: 11 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 6 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| 180 Degrees / Youth Shelter | High | 6 to 12 | 0 | |
| ALC - Foley | High | 7 to 12 | 0 | |
| ALC - Holdingford | High | 7 to 12 | 0 | |
| ALC - Kimball | High | 7 to 12 | 0 | |
| ALC - Sartell | High | 9 to 12 | 2 | |
| ALC - Sauk Rapids | High | 7 to 12 | 59 | |
| Apollo Senior HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,264 | 16.9 |
| Central Minnesota Virtual Academy | High | 6 to 12 | 53 | |
| Clearview ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 401 | 14.3 |
| Discovery Community ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 572 | 13.3 |
| EC Sp Ed at Quarryview Ed Center | Prekindergarten | PK | 245 | 6.6 |
| Katherine Johnson Education CenterCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 79 | 3.8 |
| Kennedy Community SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 9 | 582 | 12.7 |
| Lincoln ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 4 to 5 | 328 | 11.7 |
| Madison ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 704 | 13.8 |
| Newport Academy | High | 7 to 12 | 17 | 17.0 |
| North Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 720 | 16.4 |
| Oak Hill Community ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 878 | 14.9 |
| Roosevelt Education CenterCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 14 | 3.5 |
| South Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 831 | 16.0 |
| Special Education Facilities | Other | PK to 12 | ||
| St Cloud Hospital Progs-Residential | Other | K to 12 | 6 | |
| St. Cloud Area Learning CenterCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 237 | 12.5 |
| St. Cloud Hospital Programs Non-Res | Other | PK to 12 | 18 | 18.0 |
| Talahi Community ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 3 | 701 | 11.9 |
| Technical Senior HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,561 | 17.9 |
| Westwood ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 531 | 15.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Stearns County
- Sartell-St. Stephen School District 3,943 students
- Rocori Public School District 2,406 students
- Albany Public School District 1,744 students
- Melrose Public School District 1,313 students
- Sauk Centre Public School District 1,104 students
- Holdingford Public School District 1,098 students
- Paynesville Area Schools 894 students
- Kimball Public School District 759 students
- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School Dist 610 students
- STRIDE Academy 569 students
- Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ 357 students
- Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud 260 students
- Benton-Stearns Education District 170 students
- West Central Education District 91 students
- Grandview Academy
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.