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There were 252 multiracial students enrolled in Winona County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Winona County welcomed 4,474 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in the county, Winona Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 41.

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 Multiracial Students	% of Multiracial Students	Total School Enrollment
Washington-Kosciusko Elementary School	33	12.3%	269
Riverway Secondary School	8	11.8%	68
Rollingstone Community School	6	10.5%	57
Riverway Learning Community Charter	6	10.2%	59
Winona Area Learning Center	7	8.4%	83
Jefferson Elementary School	23	7.1%	324
Goodview Elementary School	12	6.3%	190
Winona Middle School	40	6.3%	637
St. Charles Elementary School	30	6.2%	482
Winona Senior High School	41	4.8%	859
Bluffview Montessori	10	4.7%	214
St. Charles Secondary School	19	3.9%	486
Lewiston-Altura Secondary School	10	2.7%	366
Lewiston-Altura Elementary School	6	2.7%	225
River Valley Academy Alternative Learning Center	1	2.1%	48
Ridgeway Community School	0	0%	91
WALC Extended Day	0	0%	16