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Rushford-Peterson Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Fillmore County districts, welcoming 632 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of all the students enrolled that year, 54.6% of them were male, and 45.4% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 92.6% of Rushford-Peterson Public Schools's total enrollment.

Among the five districts in Fillmore County, Fillmore Central ranked second in enrollment numbers with 581 students, while Kingsland Public School District welcomed 517 students to be ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Rushford-Peterson Public Schools generally encompasses schools within Fillmore County with its main office in Rushford.

In the previous school year, Rushford-Peterson Public Schools also had the highest number of students among Fillmore County districts.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages. 

However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	Rushford	632
Fillmore Central	Preston	581
Kingsland Public School District	Spring Valley	517
Lanesboro Public School District	Lanesboro	443
Mabel-Canton Public School District	Mabel	280