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There were 1,632 Hispanic students enrolled in Mower County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Mower County welcomed 6,571 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 24.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in the county, Austin Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 457.

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 Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students	Total School Enrollment
Sumner Elementary School	136	39.9%	341
Austin Area Learning Center	71	36.6%	194
Neveln Elementary School	125	35.5%	352
Austin Senior High School	457	32.5%	1,408
Woodson Kindergarten Center	110	30.1%	366
Ellis Middle School	212	29.7%	713
Southgate Elementary School	126	27.4%	460
I.J. Holton Intermediate School	184	26.3%	700
Banfield Elementary School	95	19.9%	478
Lyle Elementary School	19	14.6%	130
Lyle High School	12	14.3%	84
Smec Alternative Learning Center	10	13.7%	73
Lyle Middle	10	10.5%	95
LeRoy Elementary School	11	8.7%	127
Southland Elementary School	17	8.7%	196
Southland Senior High School	12	6.4%	187
Southland Middle School	7	6%	116
LeRoy Secondary School	7	5.7%	123
Grand Meadow Senior High School	4	3%	135
Grand Meadow Middle School	3	2.6%	117
Grand Meadow Elementary School	4	2.3%	176