Saint Paul Public Schools
A public school district in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with 88 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 33,041
- Students enrolled
- 2,235.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 5,651.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,634
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 33,041 in 2024–25
- Ranks 182nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 535 in Minnesota. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,634 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 79% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Saint Paul Public Schools spent $21,634 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,569 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $21,634 | $699.1 million | 32,316 |
| FY2022 | $20,457 | $684.8 million | 33,475 |
| FY2021 | $17,834 | $622.9 million | 34,928 |
| FY2020 | $16,741 | $602.7 million | 36,004 |
| FY2019 | $16,251 | $599.5 million | 36,888 |
| FY2018 | $15,564 | $580.5 million | 37,297 |
| FY2017 | $15,727 | $584.7 million | 37,179 |
| FY2016 | $16,046 | $604.9 million | 37,698 |
| FY2015 | $15,557 | $590.7 million | 37,969 |
| FY2014 | $15,127 | $578.3 million | 38,228 |
| FY2013 | $14,286 | $548.8 million | 38,419 |
| FY2012 | $13,795 | $528.5 million | 38,310 |
| FY2011 | $13,801 | $528.8 million | 38,316 |
| FY2010 | $13,724 | $528.8 million | 38,531 |
| FY2009 | $13,424 | $522.7 million | 38,938 |
| FY2008 | $12,822 | $514.2 million | 40,107 |
| FY2007 | $11,717 | $476.4 million | 40,658 |
| FY2006 | $11,807 | $487.3 million | 41,274 |
| FY2005 | $11,569 | $475.8 million | 41,123 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $180.3 million | 21.2% |
| State | $429.8 million | 50.5% |
| Local | $240.3 million | 28.3% |
| Total | $850.4 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
88 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2733840
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Minnesota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Minnesota — A to Z, each with its page.
- Minnesota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved