St. Cloud Area School District

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St. Cloud Area School District 742 is a school district headquartered in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

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It is also known as District 742 Community Schools. [1]

History

In 2016 the district had about 10,000 students. [2]

From 2001 to 2016, the number of students who were learning English as a second language increased by 3.5 times. In 2016 it had around 2,000 students categorized as such, with many being from Somalia. [2]

Willie Jett served as superintendent until he retired in 2021. [3]

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. [4]

District boundary

In Stearns County the district includes the county's portions of St. Cloud and Clearwater, all of St. Joseph, St. John's University, and Waite Park, most of St. Augusta, and sections of Rockville and Sartell. [5]

In Sherburne County the district includes the county's portion of St. Cloud and the majority portion of Clear Lake. [6]

In Benton County the district includes the majority of that county's part of St. Cloud. [7]

In Wright County the district includes the county's portion of Clearwater. [8]

Schools

High schools
PK-8 schools
Middle schools
Elementary schools

Former schools: [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". St. Cloud Area School District. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Mitchell, Corey (March 23, 2016). "How one Minnesota school district handles a rising immigrant population". PBS Newshour . Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ Judd, Jake (August 29, 2022). "District 742's New Superintendent Is Excited for School to Begin". KNSI . Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ Judd, Jake (November 3, 2021). "St. Cloud Area School District Selects New Superintendent". KNSI . Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Stearns County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sherburne County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wright County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Schools". St. Cloud Area School District. Archived from the original on February 16, 1997. Retrieved November 8, 2022.


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