Sherburne County public schools enrolled 320 Asian students in the 2024-25 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Data showed that Sherburne County public schools enrolled 15,560 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 29 public schools in the county, Elk River Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 39.
According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota fourth graders scored 241 in math, compared with the national average of 237. Their reading score was 214, the same as the U.S. average, though it has declined slightly in recent years. Eighth graders scored 282 in math and 260 in reading, both above the national averages.
However, scores for both grades remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.
As of 2026, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota’s public schools is 15:1, the same as the national average. Minnesota’s public education system is the 10th largest in the United States, serving more than 870,913 students across 2,722 schools.
| School Name | No. of Asian Students | % of Asian Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School | 25 | 4.5% | 554 |
| Salk Middle School | 27 | 4.2% | 638 |
| VandenBerge Middle School | 19 | 3.4% | 557 |
| Twin Lakes Elementary School | 24 | 3.4% | 704 |
| Big Lake Middle School | 19 | 3% | 632 |
| Clearview Elementary School | 10 | 2.5% | 401 |
| Elk River Senior High School | 39 | 2.5% | 1,562 |
| Independence Elementary School | 18 | 2.4% | 758 |
| Ivan Sand Community High School | 2 | 2.3% | 88 |
| Big Lake Senior High School | 20 | 2.2% | 902 |
| Liberty Elementary School | 15 | 2% | 756 |
| Westwood Elementary School | 10 | 1.8% | 562 |
| Parker Elementary School | 9 | 1.8% | 513 |
| Zimmerman Elementary School | 9 | 1.7% | 522 |
| Talahi Community Elementary School | 12 | 1.7% | 701 |
| Spectrum High School | 8 | 1.6% | 502 |
| Zimmerman Middle School | 8 | 1.6% | 514 |
| Spectrum Middle School – Grades 7-8 | 4 | 1.4% | 291 |
| Zimmerman High School | 10 | 1.4% | 704 |
| Becker Senior High School | 11 | 1.3% | 881 |
| Meadowvale Elementary School | 5 | 0.9% | 554 |
| Becker Middle School | 6 | 0.9% | 656 |
| Becker Intermediate Elementary School | 5 | 0.8% | 644 |
| Spectrum Middle School – Grade 6 | 1 | 0.7% | 147 |
| Becker Primary School | 4 | 0.6% | 672 |
| Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center | 0 | 0% | 1 |
| Ivan Sand After School Credit Recov | 0 | 0% | 1 |
| Three Rivers Montessori School | 0 | 0% | 119 |
| Becker Alternative Learning Program | 0 | 0% | 24 |
