Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...

 contains many educational institutions. A number of educational "firsts" have happened in Saint Paul. Hamline University

Hamline University

-Red Wing location :Hamline was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today, a statue of Bishop Hamline...

, the first and oldest college in Minnesota, was founded in Saint Paul in 1854. The oldest high school in Minnesota, Central High School

Central High School (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

Central High School of Saint Paul, is the oldest high school in the state of Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1866 in downtown Saint Paul, Central has educated many leaders in business, government, literature, arts, sciences, and education throughout the state of Minnesota and the United States...

, was founded in downtown in 1866. In 1991 Minnesota became the first state in the United States to pass legislation allowing the existence of charter school

Charter school

Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...

s. The following year, the first charter school in the nation, City Academy High School

City Academy High School

City Academy High School is a charter school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school was created a year after charter school legislation in Minnesota was passed. As a charter school, it operates independently, but is sponsored by the College of St. Catherine...

, was established in Saint Paul. The oldest library in Minnesota, the Minnesota State Law Library, was opened in 1849.

Public schools

Saint Paul Public Schools

Saint Paul Public Schools

Saint Paul Public Schools is a school district that covers all of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota.Saint Paul supports a robust network of publicly-funded primary and secondary schools....

 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 charter school

Charter school

Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...

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 private schools, including non-sectarian, Jewish

Judaism

Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...

, Roman Catholic, and Protestant. 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 school

Catholic school

Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...

s in Saint Paul are operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by the prelature of an archbishop which administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis...

. 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 http://capitolhill.spps.org/ Community of Peace Academy Community of Peace Academy Community of Peace Academy is a chartered public school located in the East Side of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1995, this former K-5 school has now grown to be a PreK-12 school with over 700 students. In 2004 CPA earned the National School of Character Award , and is listed by the U.S.... Eastern Heights Elementary http://eastern.spps.org/%5C/ EXPO for Excellence Magnet Elementary School http://www.expo.spps.org/ Four Seasons A+ Elementary Friends School of Minnesota Friends School of Minnesota The Friends School of Minnesota is a Kindergarten through Eighth Grade independent school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1988 by area Quakers and peace activists, the goal of the school is to meet "children’s intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs in an environment that... Groveland Park Elementary http://groveland.spps.org/home_html.html Harambee Elementary Hayden Heights Elementary Horace Mann Elementary

Jackson Preparatory Magnet L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School http://frenchimmersion.spps.org Longfellow Humanities Elementary and Magnet School Nativity of Our Lord http://www.nativity-mn.org Nokomis Montessori Magnet http://www.nokomis.spps.org/ North End Elementary Saint Anthony Park Elementary School http://www.stanthony.spps.org/ St. Pascal Baylon http://www.stpascalbaylon.com/ Webster Magnet Elementary (and more not listed)

Public Secondary

Central High School Central High School (Saint Paul, Minnesota) Central High School of Saint Paul, is the oldest high school in the state of Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1866 in downtown Saint Paul, Central has educated many leaders in business, government, literature, arts, sciences, and education throughout the state of Minnesota and the United States... http://central.spps.org/ Como Park Senior High School Como Park Senior High School Como Park Senior High School is a public high school located in the Lake Como area of Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades nine through twelve. Along with six other public high schools, Como Park comprises the Saint Paul Public Schools...  http://comosr.spps.org/ Harding High School Harding Senior High School (St. Paul, Minnesota) Harding Senior High School is a public comprehensive high school located on the East Side of Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school is one of six high schools in the Saint Paul Public School District and is the largest high school in the city of Saint Paul with enrollment at approximately 2400...  http://harding.spps.org/ Johnson Senior High School Johnson Senior High School (St. Paul, Minnesota) Johnson Senior High School is a comprehensive high school for grades 9 to 12 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Originally named Cleveland High School, the school was renamed after Minnesota governor John A. Johnson in 1911. Johnson is the second oldest high school in the Saint Paul Public Schools...  http://governors.spps.org/ Arlington Senior High School Arlington Senior High School Arlington Senior High School is a public high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is located north of Downtown Saint Paul on Rice Street, west of Interstate 35E in the city's North End neighborhood. The school enrolled 875 students in grades 9-12 and has the capacity to enroll 2,000...  http://www.arlington.spps.org/ Battle Creek Middle School Cleveland Junior High School http://cleveland.spps.org Creative Arts Senior High School http://alc.spps.org/cra.htm Hazel Park Academy Middle School http://hazel.spps.org/

Highland Park Junior High School http://highlandjr.spps.org/ Highland Park Senior High School Highland Park High School (Minnesota) Highland Park Senior High School is a public secondary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States serving grades 9 through 12. It is located in the Highland Park neighborhood....  http://highlandsr.spps.org/ Humboldt Junior High School Humboldt Senior High School http://humboldtsr.spps.org/ Murray Junior High School Murray Junior High School (Minnesota) Murray Junior High School is a junior high school and a former high school. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools.-History:In February 1926 Murray opened as a neighborhood school with 13 classrooms and a gym. Grades K-3 and 7-9 were taught with a total of 200 students enrolled. In...  http://murray.spps.org/ Open School Ramsey Junior High School http://ramsey.spps.org/ Saint Paul Conservatory for the Performing Artists http://spcpa.org/ Washington Technology Middle School http://washington.spps.org/

Private Secondary

Cretin-Derham Hall High School Cretin-Derham Hall High School Cretin-Derham Hall High School is a private, co-educational Catholic high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, it is co-sponsored by the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet...  http://www.cretin-derhamhall.org/ St. Paul Academy and Summit School St. Paul Academy and Summit School St. Paul Academy and Summit School is a college preparatory independent day school in St. Paul, Minnesota, for students in grades K–12....  http://www.spa.edu Twin Cities Academy Twin Cities Academy Twin Cities academy is a charter middle school including sixth grade in Saint Paul, Minnesota.Twin cities academy established a high school in 2006....  http://www.tca.k12.mn.us/ms/index.html

Saint Bernard's High School Saint Bernard's High School (Saint Paul, Minnesota) Saint Bernard's High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The High School, along with an elementary school that served pre-kindergarten to eighth grade, also closed, were both part of the Church of Saint Bernard, which is adjacent to the former school building... Saint Agnes High School Saint Agnes High School (St. Paul, Minnesota) Saint Agnes High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and is affiliated with the Church of St. Agnes in Saint Paul.-Background:... 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
  Metropolitan State University is a four-year public university located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, United States. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.-History:...
  
   http://www.metrostate.edu
• Saint Paul College
  Saint Paul College
  Saint Paul College, Minnesota is a community and technical college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1910 and has about 7,500 full-time and part-time students.It was formerly known as St. Paul Technical College...
  
   - A community and technical college http://www.saintpaul.edu/
• University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  University of Minnesota
  The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
  
   http://www.umn.edu/

Private Post-Secondary

Bethel University Bethel University (Minnesota) Bethel University is a Christian higher education institution with approximately 6,000 students from 36 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs...  (Currently located in Arden Hills although historically in St. Paul) http://www.bethel.edu/ College of Saint Catherine http://www.stkate.edu/ College of St. Scholastica http://www.css.edu/ College of Visual Arts College of Visual Arts The College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is a private, accredited, four-year college of art and design offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interdisciplinary design studies, and photography. The fine arts degree offers concentrations in...  http://www.cva.edu/ Concordia University, Saint Paul Concordia University, Saint Paul Concordia University is a liberal arts university located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Concordia University was founded in 1893 and currently enrolls approximately 2,800 students...  http://www.csp.edu/

Hamline University Hamline University -Red Wing location :Hamline was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today, a statue of Bishop Hamline...  http://www.hamline.edu/ Macalester College Macalester College Macalester College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-affiliated but nonsectarian college. Its first class entered September 15, 1885. The college is located on a campus in a historic residential neighborhood...  http://www.macalester.edu/ McNally Smith College of Music McNally Smith College of Music McNally Smith College of Music is a contemporary for-profit music college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. McNally Smith offers a range of diplomas, associate's degrees, and bachelor's degrees in the areas of music business; performance in guitar, bass, drums, voice, keyboard, brass...  http://www.mcnallysmith.edu University of St. Thomas University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...  http://www.stthomas.edu

Post-Graduate

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law, or WMCL, is a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Accredited by the American Bar Association , it offers full and part-time legal education in pursuit of the Juris Doctor degree.... Luther Seminary Luther Seminary Luther Seminary is the largest seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . Located in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood of St... University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...  - various Master's, Doctoral, and Professional programs, including Veterinary Medicine Hamline University Hamline University -Red Wing location :Hamline was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today, a statue of Bishop Hamline...  - Law School, Business School, and School of Education Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was founded by Archbishop John Ireland in 1894, to provide ordained priests for the ever-increasing Catholic population of the Upper Midwest. The seminary now sits on the south campus of the University of St. Thomas,... Metropolitan State University Metropolitan State University Metropolitan State University is a four-year public university located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, United States. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.-History:...