Regular local school district · Watonwan County
St. James Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
St. James Public School District runs 4 public schools with 1,143 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.1 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,143
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81
- Students per teacher
- 14.1
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 500 3rd Ave S, Saint James, MN 56081
- Phone
- (507)375-5974
- County
- Watonwan County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2733600
- State district ID
- MN-010840
- Total staff (FTE)
- 163
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 1,143 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.1
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 (1,037), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $18.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.3 million
- State revenue
- $12.4 million
- Local revenue
- $3.3 million
- Total spending
- $17.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,730
- Salaries
- $8.2 million47.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $25.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.9%
- State: 68.6%
- Local: 18.5%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,730
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in St. James Public School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Armstrong School | Prekindergarten | PK | 65 | 32.5 |
| St. James Early Childhood | Prekindergarten | PK | 10 | 10.0 |
| St. James Middle/High School | High | 6 to 12 | 566 | 14.5 |
| St. James Northside Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 502 | 13.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Watonwan County
- Madelia Public School District 646 students
- Butterfield-Odin Public Schools 213 students
More in Minnesota
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.