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White Bear Lake School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending

White Bear Lake School District runs 24 public schools with 8,571 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.1 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.

At a glance

Schools: 24
Students: 8,571
Teachers (FTE): 532
Students per teacher: 16.1; MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 2399 Cedar Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Phone: (651)407-7500
County: Ramsey County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 2742360
State district ID: MN-010624
Total staff (FTE): 1,217
School counselors (FTE): 11.0About 779 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 21.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district16.1

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 (8,705), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $169.5 million
Federal revenue: $13.9 million
State revenue: $86.1 million
Local revenue: $69.5 million
Total spending: $184.6 million
Spending per pupil: $21,210
Salaries: $78.5 million42.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $345.0 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 8.2%
State: 50.8%
Local: 41.0%

Minnesota overall

Federal: 9.4%
State: 63.0%
Local: 27.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,210

Minnesota$17,873

United States$16,826

Schools in White Bear Lake School District

By level: 7 high, 5 middle, 11 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Area Learning Center Summer	High	8 to 12	0
Aware	High	6 to 12	0
Birch Lake Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	239	10.9
Central Area Learning Center	Middle	6 to 8	0
Central Middle	Middle	6 to 8	922	20.0
Distance Learning Academy - H	High	9 to 12	0
Lakeaires Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	396	14.7
Lincoln Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	469	19.5
Mariner Area Learning Center	Middle	6 to 8	0
Mariner Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	881	17.6
Matoska International	Elementary	K to 5	543	16.0
Normandy Park Education Center	Elementary	PK to K	154	7.0
North Star Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	467	15.6
Oneka Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	463	13.6
Otter Lake Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	492	13.3
Vadnais Heights Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	405	15.6
White Bear Area Learning Center	High	9 to 12	140	10.8
White Bear Lake Area High School	High	9 to 12	2,572	19.9
White Bear Lake District Center	Prekindergarten	PK	97
White Bear Lake Elementary Distance	Elementary	K to 5	0
White Bear Lake High School Credit Recovery	High	9 to 12	1
White Bear Lake Middle OLL	Middle	6 to 8	0
White Bear Transition Plus Program	High	12	51	8.5
Willow Lane Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	279	10.3

Nearby and related

Other districts in Ramsey County

Saint Paul Public Schools 33,041 students
Mounds View Public School District 11,934 students
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale School District 10,754 students
Roseville Public School District 7,256 students
Hmong College Prep Academy 2,503 students
Community School of Excellence 1,455 students
Higher Ground Academy 1,163 students
Nova Classical Academy 1,041 students
New Century School 966 students
Northeast Metro 916 856 students
Community of Peace Academy 855 students
STEP Academy 847 students
Hope Community Academy 799 students
Great River School 794 students
St. Paul City School 615 students

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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.