The St. Louis Park school district has over 4,200 students, beginning with Early Childhood and Family Education and ending with the senior high school.

These students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and bring to their schools a broad array of languages, skills, and talents.

All seven St. Louis Park public schools have been designated Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. Students have consistently ranked high, as have the schools, in tests such as the ACT, and Minnesota Comprehensive assessments in reading, writing, and math proficiency.

Flat state funding has forced the district to reduce expenditures. Dr. Debra Bowers, superintendent, says that the district has made over 7 million dollars in program cuts over the last several years. Some of these cuts have reduced the district's ability to ease students' transitions between programs and schools.

The Foundation wants these types of programming to continue because they help students achieve and add to the quality of education in the district.