Native Hawaiian Or Pacific Islander students accounted for less than 0.1% of Sherburne County public school enrollment in 2024-25

Sherburne County public schools enrolled 11 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2024-25 school year, the same number as 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, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 public schools in the county, Talahi Community Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2024-25 school year, with five.

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.