St. Cloud Area School District 742 is a school district headquartered in
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stear ...
.
It is also known as District 742 Community Schools.
History
In 2016 the district had about 10,000 students.
From 2001 to 2016, the number of students who were learning
English as a second language
English as a second or foreign language is the use of English by speakers with different native languages. Language education for people learning English may be known as English as a second language (ESL), English as a foreign language (EF ...
increased by 3.5 times. In 2016 it had around 2,000 students categorized as such, with many being from
Somalia
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.
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Willie Jett served as superintendent until he retired in 2021.
Laurie Putnam became the superintendent in 2021, making her the district's first female superintendent. All of the members of the board of education voted to hire her.
]
District boundary
In Stearns County
Stearns County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,292. Its county seat and largest city is St. Cloud. The county was founded in 1855. It was originally named for Isaac Ingalls Stevens, the ...
the district includes the county's portions of St. Cloud and Clearwater Clearwater or Clear Water may refer to:
Places Canada
* Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school located in Calgary, Alberta
* Clearwater (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Alberta
* Clearwater, Briti ...
, all of St. Joseph
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, St. John's University, and Waite Park
Waite Park is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,341 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Waite Park was incorporated in 1893. The city was named for He ...
, most of St. Augusta, and sections of Rockville and Sartell.
In Sherburne County
Sherburne County is a county in Central Minnesota. At the 2020 census, the population was 97,183. The county seat is Elk River.
Sherburne County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul- Bloomington, MN- WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hist ...
the district includes the county's portion of St. Cloud and the majority portion of Clear Lake.
In Benton County the district includes the majority of that county's part of St. Cloud.
Schools
; High schools
* Apollo High School
* Technical Senior High School
Technical High School is a public high school in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It is one of St. Cloud Area School District's two major public high schools; the other is Apollo High School (Minnesota), Apollo. The school's first building ...
* McKinley-Adult Learning Center
; PK-8 schools
* Kennedy Community School
; Middle schools
* North Middle School
* South Middle School
; Elementary schools
* Clearview Elementary School
* Discovery Elementary School
* Lincoln Elementary School
* Madison Elementary School
* Oak Hill Elementary School
* Talahi Elementary School
* Westwood Elementary School
Former schools:
References
External links
St. Cloud Area School District
Education in Benton County, Minnesota
Education in Sherburne County, Minnesota
Education in Stearns County, Minnesota
Education in Wright County, Minnesota
School districts in Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota
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