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There were 23 Other Indigenous Peoples students enrolled in Olmsted County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 15% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Olmsted County welcomed 23,463 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Other Indigenous Peoples students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in the county, Byron Middle School, Century Senior High School, Gage Elementary School and Riverside Central Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Other Indigenous Peoples students in the 2023-24 school year, with three.

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.

School Name	No. of Other Indigenous Peoples Students	% of Other Indigenous Peoples Students	Total School Enrollment
Middle School Right Fit	1	3.7%	27
Riverside Central Elementary School	3	0.8%	388
Byron Middle School	3	0.6%	541
Gage Elementary School	3	0.5%	563
Dover-Eyota Middle School	1	0.4%	259
Bamber Valley Elementary School	2	0.3%	613
Folwell Elementary School	1	0.3%	331
Byron Primary School	1	0.2%	530
Byron Senior High School	1	0.2%	689
Century Senior High School	3	0.2%	1,722
Willow Creek Middle School	2	0.2%	834
Dakota Middle School	1	0.1%	1,003
Kellogg Middle School	1	0.1%	781
FOCUS ALP	0	0%	3
Elton Hills Elementary School	0	0%	323
Rosa Parks Charter High School	0	0%	65
Dover-Eyota High School	0	0%	303
Dover-Eyota Elementary School	0	0%	501
Credit Recovery	0	0%	1
Churchill Elementary School	0	0%	195
Chatfield Secondary School	0	0%	437
Stewartville Middle School	0	0%	502
Stewartville Senior High School	0	0%	591
Sunset Terrace Elementary School	0	0%	412
Washington District-Wide Elementary School	0	0%	325
Byron Intermediate School	0	0%	571
Bonner Elementary School	0	0%	420
Bishop Elementary School	0	0%	536
Bear Cave Intermediate School	0	0%	462
Rochester Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	376
Rochester Alternative Learning Center Recovery Program	0	0%	4
Pinewood Elementary School	0	0%	275
Pine Island Elementary School	0	0%	612
Overland Elementary School	0	0%	555
Montessori at Franklin District-Wide Elementary School	0	0%	174
Rochester Beacon Academy	0	0%	95
Mayo Senior High School	0	0%	1,820
Longfellow 45-15 District-Wide Elementary School	0	0%	334
Lincoln K-8 District-Wide School	0	0%	488
John Marshall Senior High School	0	0%	1,521
John Adams Middle School	0	0%	801
Jefferson Elementary School	0	0%	488
Hoover Elementary School	0	0%	240
Gibbs Elementary School	0	0%	725
Rochester Math and Science Academy	0	0%	419
Franklin Elementary School	0	0%	492
Rochester STEM Academy	0	0%	116