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Houston Public School District had the highest enrollment among Houston County districts, welcoming 2,000 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of all the students enrolled that year, 52.9% of them were female, and 47.1% were male.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 68.2% of Houston Public School District's total enrollment.

Among the five districts in Houston County, La Crescent-Hokah School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,020 students, while Caledonia Public School District welcomed 705 students to be ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Houston Public School District generally encompasses schools within Houston County with its main office in Houston.

In the previous school year, Houston Public School District also had the highest number of students among Houston 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
Houston Public School District	Houston	2,000
La Crescent-Hokah School District	La Crescent	1,020
Caledonia Public School District	Caledonia	705
Spring Grove School District	Spring Grove	353
La Crescent Montessori & STEM School	La Crescent	95