St. Louis Park Senior High School
6425 W 33rd Street, St. Louis Park, MN, 55426-3498 -  Map
School Overview:
Definition of Terms
St. Louis Park Senior High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Hennepin County, MN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1336 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 79 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 341 students
Grade 10 - 340 students
Grade 11 - 358 students
Grade 12 - 297 students
This School
(MN) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MN) School Average
% American Indian 1% 2%
% Asian 5% 5%
% Hispanic 5% 3%
% Black 17% 7%
% White 73% 80%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 18% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MN) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name St. Louis Park School District
This School's Agency
(MN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 10 3
Number of Students Managed 4,362 students 766 students
District Total Revenue $58,791,000 $7,976,000
District Expenditure $57,805,000 $8,268,000
District Revenue / Student $13,478 $10,413
District Expenditure / Student $13,252 $10,794
District Graduation Rates 91% 92%
In the News:
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School Notes:
  • St. Louis Park High School, is a four-year public high school located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. St. Louis Park High School is ranked by Newsweek Magazine as one of the top 1000 public high schools in America at number 307, third among Minnesota schools on the list (with Edina High School first and Southwest High School in Minneapolis second). In 2003, the high school began participation in the International Baccalaureate program and has since been decreasing support for Advanced Placement classes.
  • The school paper is The Echo. While attending SLPHS, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote for -- but never edited -- The Echo, including one article in which he interviewed then Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon. The Echo recently won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award for 2006 as one of the 25 best high school newspapers in the nation.
  • Athletics: St. Louis Park High School is in the North Suburban Conference, which is part of the Minnesota State High School League. In 2005, they left the Classic Lake Conference due to its smaller student body than the other west suburban schools in the Classic Lake Conference. The school produced website to present information on current athletic events is gopark.org.
  • Notable alumni: Joel and Ethan Coen, movie directors.
  • Philip Dray, author, At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America, etc.
  • Al Franken, attended through 10th grade.
  • Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist.
  • Pete Hautman, author.
  • Peter Himmelman, musician and songwriter, formerly of Sussman Lawrence.
  • Sharon Isbin, classical guitarist.
  • Dan Israel, musician and songwriter.
  • Peggy Orenstein, writer and former managing editor of Mother Jones.
  • Matt Parrington, head baseball coach at Macalester College.
  • Jim Petersen, pro basketball player in the NBA from 1985 to 1992.
  • Erik Rasmussen, professional hockey player.
  • Bob Stein, former NFL player.
  • Marc Trestman, former NFL football coach, now football coach at North Carolina State University.
  • Dan Wilson (musician), lead singer of Trip Shakespeare and Semisonic.
  • T.J. Bohn, professional baseball player for the Seattle Mariners.
  • Mark Rosen, Sports anchor for WCCO Channel 4.
  • Jeff Passolt, News anchor for Fox 9 News.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (55426)
School Zip (55426)
(MN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 25,458 people 4,666,598 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 44% 25%
Population Average Age 36 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.2 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $47,145 $49,158
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 50 years old 43 years old
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Zipcode (55426)



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School Map:
1. Shoc-alp High School - 32 students - view location
2. 283-st. Louis Park Alc - 30 students - 0.2 mi. away - view location
3. 283 St Louis Pk Independent Study - 1 students - 0.2 mi. away - view location
4. 283 Susan Lindgren Ts. - n/a - 1.0 mi. away - view location
5. 283 Park Spanish Immersion Ts - n/a - 1.0 mi. away - view location
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