St. Cloud Public School District
St. Cloud Public School District is a public school district based in Waite Park, Minnesota, serving 9,940 students in 27 schools. By enrollment it ranks #16 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 90% of them. Its schools average 368 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $14,433 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How St. Cloud compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | St. Cloud | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,433 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,138 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $168.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $173.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 738 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,660 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 292 | 558 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Minnesota median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Minnesota
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North St. Paul-Maplewood OakdaleNorth Saint Paul | 10,754 | 22 | $14,450 | 17.0 | #14 |
| Bloomington Public SchoolsBloomington | 10,442 | 25 | $15,557 | 14.6 | #15 |
| St. Cloud Public School DistrictWaite Park · this district | 9,940 | 27 | $14,433 | 13.5 | #16 |
| Eden Prairie Public School DistrictEden Prairie | 9,292 | 12 | $13,978 | 14.7 | #17 |
| Eastern Carver County Public SchoolChaska | 9,274 | 24 | $12,752 | 16.9 | #18 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton ISDPrinceton, TX | 9,956 | $9,607 | 16.0 |
| Lansing Public School DistrictLansing, MI | 9,951 | $15,882 | 17.1 |
| Bonita UnifiedSan Dimas, CA | 9,944 | $12,084 | 23.8 |
| San Mateo-Foster CityFoster City, CA | 9,926 | $15,293 | 21.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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