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There were 2,629 students enrolled in Houston County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Houston County comprised 53.1% boys, with girls representing the remaining 46.9%.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in Houston County schools, followed by multiracial students with 4.3%, 2.2% Hispanic students, 1% American Indian students, 0.6% Black students, 0.6% Asian students and 0.1% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students.

La Crescent Senior High had the highest enrollment among Houston County's 13 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 369 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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
La Crescent Senior High	381	369	-3.1%
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary	355	359	1.1%
Caledonia Elementary	288	298	3.5%
La Crescent-Hokah Middle School	292	292	0%
Caledonia Senior High	295	267	-9.5%
Houston Secondary	211	227	7.6%
Houston Elementary	222	206	-7.2%
Spring Grove Elementary	195	197	1%
Spring Grove Secondary	157	156	-0.6%
Caledonia Middle	147	140	-4.8%
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Academy	48	54	12.5%
La Crescent Secondary Montessori & STEM Academy	43	41	-4.7%
Summit Learning Program	14	23	64.3%