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St. Peter Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves St. Peter, Kasota Township, Kasota, Lake Prairie Township, Oshawa Township and Traverse Township, and parts of Washington Township.

St. Peter’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Minnesota school districts

Students
2,107
Schools
7
Spent per student
$15,337
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$102M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about St. Peter Public School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MN average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $102M, about $48,425 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 502 Minnesota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+St. Peter 12,275B+Kasota Township 1,621Kasota 728Lake Prairie Township 602Oshawa Township 579Traverse Township 290

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for St. Peter. Grade by grade →

K–1South Elementary SchoolThis district
2–4North Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8St. Peter Middle SchoolThis district
9–12St. Peter High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 44.8% · 1,035 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 51.1% · 1,046 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 83.3% · 176 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,337 per student · 10% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 70%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,198’20
2,094’21
2,090’22
2,105’23
2,107’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Hispanic 18%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

ST. Peter Ecse
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Saint Peter
61 students5:1
South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Saint Peter
269 students13:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Saint Peter
B+
429 students16:1
Oshawa Learning Academy
Other · Grades 4–12 · Saint Peter
25 students
St. Peter Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Saint Peter
C+
617 students18:1
St. Peter High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Peter
B
692 students19:1
Rock Bend HS Alc
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Peter
14 students10:1

Left off: 3 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mankato Public School DistrictBelgrade Township, Jamestown Township, Lime Township
$14,453per student
Nicollet Public School DistrictBelgrade Township, Granby Township, New Sweden Township
$15,592per student
Cleveland Public School DistrictCleveland Township, Jamestown Township
$12,777per student
Le Sueur-Henderson School DistrictHenderson Township, Kelso Township, Ottawa Township
$14,312per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Minnesota.