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There were 3,424 white students enrolled in Mower County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% less 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, white students comprised 52.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in the county, Austin Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 609.

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 White Students	% of White Students	Total School Enrollment
Grand Meadow Elementary School	167	94.9%	176
Southland Senior High School	172	92%	187
Grand Meadow Senior High School	123	91.1%	135
Grand Meadow Middle School	106	90.6%	117
LeRoy Elementary School	114	89.8%	127
Southland Middle School	104	89.7%	116
LeRoy Secondary School	107	87%	123
Southland Elementary School	170	86.7%	196
Lyle High School	70	83.3%	84
Lyle Middle	77	81.1%	95
Smec Alternative Learning Center	58	79.5%	73
Lyle Elementary School	100	76.9%	130
Southgate Elementary School	226	49.1%	460
Banfield Elementary School	221	46.2%	478
I.J. Holton Intermediate School	303	43.3%	700
Austin Senior High School	609	43.3%	1,408
Austin Area Learning Center	77	39.7%	194
Ellis Middle School	272	38.2%	713
Woodson Kindergarten Center	138	37.7%	366
Neveln Elementary School	129	36.7%	352
Sumner Elementary School	81	23.8%	341