Benton County public schools enrolled 372 multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, 9.1% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Data showed that Benton County public schools enrolled 6,581 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 public schools in the county, Pleasantview Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 84.
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 Multiracial Students | % of Multiracial Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Learning Center – Sauk Rapids | 7 | 11.9% | 59 |
| Pleasantview Elementary School | 84 | 11.4% | 734 |
| Mississippi Heights Elementary School | 72 | 8.9% | 808 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 28 | 8.5% | 328 |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School | 69 | 6.5% | 1,055 |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High School | 77 | 5.8% | 1,319 |
| Rice Elementary School | 11 | 3.1% | 357 |
| Foley Elementary School | 12 | 2.2% | 552 |
| Foley Intermediate Elementary School | 11 | 1.4% | 781 |
| Foley Senior High School | 1 | 0.2% | 588 |
