Ramsey County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year?

Saint Paul Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Ramsey County districts, welcoming 32,145 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of all the students enrolled that year, 51.5% of them were male, and 48.5% were female.

The most represented ethnicity among Saint Paul Public Schools students was Asian, accounting for 28.8% of the student population.

Among the 47 districts in Ramsey County, Mounds View Public School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 11,632 students, while North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale Public School District welcomed 10,633 students to be ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Saint Paul Public Schools generally encompasses schools within Ramsey County with its main office in Saint Paul.

In the previous school year, Saint Paul Public Schools also had the highest number of students among Ramsey County districts.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota’s fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages. 

However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota’s public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota’s educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.