Quantcast

SE Minnesota News

Monday, April 14, 2025

Winona County Winona Area Public School District welcomed most students in 2023-24 school year

Webp willie jett

Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com

Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com

Winona Area Public School District had the highest enrollment among Winona County districts, welcoming 2,433 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of all the students enrolled that year, 52.7% of them were male, and 47.3% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 72.4% of Winona Area Public School District's total enrollment.

Among the eight districts in Winona County, St. Charles Public School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 968 students, while Lewiston-Altura Public School District welcomed 591 students to be ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Winona Area Public School District also had the highest number of students among Winona 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.

Enrollment in Winona County Over 4 Years

08001,6002,4003,2004,0004,8002024-252023-242022-232021-224,6034,6034,5944,5944,6544,6544,8084,808

Enrollment in Winona County Districts During 2023-24 School Year

DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Winona Area Public School DistrictWinona2,433
St. Charles Public School DistrictSaint Charles968
Lewiston-Altura Public School DistrictLewiston591
Bluffview MontessoriWinona214
Riverway Learning Community CharterWinona127
Hiawatha Valley Education DistrictWinona113
Ridgeway Community SchoolHouston91
Rollingstone Community SchoolRollingstone57

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS