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Sartell-St. Stephen School District, Minnesota

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Sartell-St. Stephen School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 4,046 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Sartell-St. Stephen School District is a school district in Minnesota (Stearns County). During the 2024 school year, 4,046 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Sartell-St. Stephen School District consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tricia Meling2028
Matt Moehrle2028
Chelsea Thielen20252028
Emily Larson2026
Jen Smith2026
Scott Wenshau2026

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,432,000 $1,076 7%
Local: $14,613,000 $3,549 24%
State: $40,589,000 $9,856 68%
Total: $59,634,000 $14,481
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $54,958,000 $13,345
Total Current Expenditures: $48,895,000 $11,873
Instructional Expenditures: $32,449,000 $7,879 59%
Student and Staff Support: $4,512,000 $1,095 8%
Administration: $3,055,000 $741 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,879,000 $2,156 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,237,000 $543
Construction: $1,453,000 $352
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,118,000 $271
Interest on Debt: $1,875,000 $455


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 62 60-69 30-39 40-49 PS 40-44 64
2018-2019 75 70-79 30-39 50-59 >=50 60-69 77
2017-2018 77 70-79 40-49 40-49 PS 70-79 78
2016-2017 76 70-79 50-59 50-59 PS 70-79 77
2015-2016 76 70-79 40-49 50-59 PS 60-79 77
2014-2015 78 70-79 50-59 50-59 PS >=80 79
2013-2014 78 70-79 60-69 50-59 PS >=50 79
2012-2013 79 70-79 50-59 60-79 PS PS 80
2011-2012 81 70-79 40-49 60-79 PS PS 82
2010-2011 74 50-59 40-59 60-79 PS 75

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 65 60-69 50-59 55-59 PS 50-54 67
2018-2019 72 60-69 50-59 50-59 <50 70-79 73
2017-2018 74 70-79 60-69 50-59 PS 70-79 74
2016-2017 75 70-79 60-69 50-59 PS 80-89 75
2015-2016 71 60-69 40-49 50-59 PS 70-79 72
2014-2015 72 60-69 60-69 40-49 PS 60-79 73
2013-2014 69 60-69 50-59 40-59 PS >=50 69
2012-2013 69 70-79 40-59 40-59 PS PS 70
2011-2012 86 70-79 60-69 >=80 PS PS 87
2010-2011 85 70-79 40-59 >=80 PS 85

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 96 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2018-2019 96 >=50 >=50 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 98 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2016-2017 97 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 >=99 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=99 PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 96 PS PS PS >=95
2012-2013 97 PS PS PS >=95
2011-2012 93 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 97 >=50 PS PS >=95


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,046 -1.3
2022-2023 4,098 -0.5
2021-2022 4,118 -1.0
2020-2021 4,159 0.8
2019-2020 4,125 1.2
2018-2019 4,074 3.3
2017-2018 3,941 -0.1
2016-2017 3,945 1.6
2015-2016 3,880 1.9
2014-2015 3,805 1.3
2013-2014 3,754 1.3
2012-2013 3,705 0.6
2011-2012 3,682 2.7
2010-2011 3,581 2.0
2009-2010 3,511 4.1
2008-2009 3,368 3.8
2007-2008 3,240 2.6
2006-2007 3,155 4.5
2005-2006 3,012 3.9
2004-2005 2,894 4.1
2003-2004 2,776 1.4
2002-2003 2,737 0.9
2001-2002 2,712 0.7
2000-2001 2,694 4.7
1999-2000 2,567 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sartell-St. Stephen School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.7 7.1
Black 3.2 11.8
Hispanic 4.4 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.6 6.4
White 85.0 61.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Sartell-St. Stephen School District had 258.31 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.66.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.00
Kindergarten: 14.76
Elementary: 105.64
Secondary: 99.99
Total: 258.31

Sartell-St. Stephen School District employed 4.70 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.70
District Administrative Support: 3.45
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 11.76
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 103.55
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 17.44
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 4.75
Student Support Services: 45.48
Other Support Services: 69.84


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Sartell-St. Stephen School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Oak Ridge Early Learning Center306PK-KG
Pine Meadow Primary School5341-2
Riverview Intermediate School9153-5
Sartell Middle9766-8
Sartell Senior High1,3159-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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