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Wabasha County: 1.9% less students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz

Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz

There were 3,481 students enrolled in Wabasha County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Wabasha County comprised 50.3% girls, with boys representing the remaining 49.7%.

Data also showed that white students made up 87.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Wabasha County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 8.6%, 2.2% multiracial students, 0.7% Black students, 0.6% American Indian students, 0.3% Asian students, 0.1% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students and less than 0.1% Other Indigenous Peoples students.

Lincoln Secondary had the highest enrollment among Wabasha County's nine schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 596 students.

Minnesota's educational system, the 10th largest in the United States, serves over 869,000 students across 2,709 institutions. As of 2024, the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15.

Meanwhile, data from the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveals that Minnesota fourth and eighth graders performed mostly above the national average in math, their scores suggest a slight decline from previous years, particularly in reading.

Enrollment in Wabasha County Schools Over 3 Years

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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Wabasha County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
Lincoln Secondary5875961.5%
Bluff View Elementary616586-4.9%
Plainview-Elgin-Millville High473464-1.9%
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3437435-0.5%
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School3623640.6%
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6352329-6.5%
Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary274263-4%
Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior240238-0.8%
Wabasha-Kellogg Elementary209206-1.4%

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