Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center ...

contains many educational institutions from grade school to high school, college and beyond. A number of educational "firsts" have happened in Saint Paul.

Hamline University Hamline University is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1854, Hamline is known for its emphasis on experiential learning, service, and social justice. The university is named after Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline ...

, the first and oldest college in Minnesota, was founded in Saint Paul in 1854. In 1991, Minnesota became the first state in the United States to pass legislation allowing the existence of

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s. The following year, the first charter school in the nation, City Academy High School, was established in Saint Paul. The oldest library in Minnesota, the Minnesota State Law Library, was opened in 1849.

Primary and secondary education

Public schools

Saint Paul Public Schools Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) is a school district (ISD #625) that operates in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Saint Paul Public Schools is the state's largest school district and serves approximately 38,380 students. The district runs 67 different sc ...

is the school district that serves the entire city. It is the state's second largest school district with approximately 38,000 students. The district is also one of the most diverse in Minnesota. There are also many

s that are run separately from the Saint Paul Public Schools, but are administered by the Minnesota Department of Education. 21 charter schools currently operate in Saint Paul.

Private schools

Saint Paul has numerous

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, including non-sectarian,

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, and

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. The Minnesota Department of Education has no authority over private school operations; private schools may or may not be accredited, and achievement tests are not required for private school graduating seniors. Many private schools will obtain accreditation and perform achievement tests as a means of demonstrating that the school is genuinely interested in educational performance. Saint Paul is currently home to 38 private schools. In addition, Catholic schools in Saint Paul are operated by the

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. Three high schools and fourteen elementary schools are overseen by the archdiocese.

List of elementary and secondary schools

Primary

* Adams Spanish Immersion * Ames Elementary * Battle Creek Elementary * Capitol Hill Gifted/Talented Magnet * Community of Peace Academy * Eastern Heights Elementary * EXPO for Excellence Magnet Elementary School * Four Seasons A+ Elementary * Friends School of Minnesota * Groveland Park Elementary * Harambee Elementary * Hayden Heights Elementary * Horace Mann Elementary * Jackson Preparatory Magnet * Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy * L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School * Longfellow Humanities Elementary and Magnet School * Nativity of Our Lord * Nokomis Montessori Magnet * North End Elementary * Saint Anthony Park Elementary School * St. John Lutheran School * St. Pascal Baylon * Webster Magnet Elementary * (and more not listed)

Public Secondary

* Central High School *

Como Park Senior High School Como Park Senior High School (CPSHS or commonly known as CPHS) is a public high school located in the Lake Como area of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, serving grades nine through twelve. Along with nine other public high schools, Como Park ...

* Harding High School * Johnson Senior High School * Arlington Senior High School *Battle Creek Middle School *Cleveland Junior High School *Creative Arts Senior High School *Hazel Park Academy Middle School *Highland Park Junior High School * Highland Park Senior High School *Humboldt Junior High School *Humboldt Senior High School * Murray Junior High School *Open School *Ramsey Junior High School *Saint Paul Conservatory for the Performing Artists * Twin Cities Academy *Washington Technology Middle School

Private Secondary

Cretin-Derham Hall High School Cretin-Derham Hall High School (CDH) is a private, co-educational Catholic high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota operated by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. It is co-sponsored by the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Sist ...

St. Paul Academy and Summit School St. Paul Academy and Summit School is a college preparatory independent day school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, for students in grades K–12. The school was established through a merger in 1969 of St. Paul Academy, a school for boys ...

* Saint Bernard's High School * Saint Agnes High School * Hill-Murray High School *(and more not listed)

List of Post-Secondary schools

Saint Paul is second in the United States in the number of higher education institutions per capita.

Public Post-Secondary

Metropolitan State University Metropolitan State University (Metro State) is a public university in the Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

* Saint Paul College - A community and technical college *

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Private Post-Secondary

* Bethel University (Currently located in Arden Hills although historically in St. Paul) * College of Saint Catherine * College of St. Scholastica * College of Visual Arts (Closed) *

Concordia University, Saint Paul Concordia University, St. Paul is a private university in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1893 and enrolls nearly 5,600 students. It is a member of the Concordia University System, which is operated by the second-largest Lutheran churc ...

Macalester College Macalester College () is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1874, Macalester is exclusively an undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 2,174 students in the fall of 2018 from 50 U.S. states, four U.S te ...

McNally Smith College of Music McNally Smith College of Music was a private for-profit music school in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Initially founded in 1984 as the Guitar Center of Minneapolis, it was renamed Musictech College and moved to St. Paul in 2001. The school was renamed ...

University of St. Thomas St. Thomas University or University of St. Thomas may refer to: *Saint Thomas Aquinas University, Colombia *Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North, Tucumán province, Argentina *St. Thomas University (Canada), Fredericton, New Brunswick *St. ...

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Post-Graduate

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1956 to 2015. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of ...

Luther Seminary Luther Seminary is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is the largest seminary of the ELCA. It also accepts and educates students of 41 other denominations and traditions. It is accredited ...

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...

- various Master's, Doctoral, and Professional programs, including Veterinary Medicine *

- Law School, Business School, and School of Education *

Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity The Saint Paul Seminary (SPS) is a Roman Catholic major seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. A part of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, SPS prepares men to enter the priesthood and permanent diaconate, and educates lay men and women on ...

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