Sherburne County public schools enrolled 359 American Indian 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, American Indian students comprised 2.3% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 29 public schools in the county, Elk River Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 54.
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 American Indian Students | % of American Indian Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becker Alternative Learning Program | 3 | 12.5% | 24 |
| Ivan Sand Community High School | 8 | 9.1% | 88 |
| Meadowvale Elementary School | 23 | 4.2% | 554 |
| Zimmerman Middle School | 20 | 3.9% | 514 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 21 | 3.8% | 554 |
| Elk River Senior High School | 54 | 3.5% | 1,562 |
| Talahi Community Elementary School | 20 | 2.9% | 701 |
| Westwood Elementary School | 16 | 2.9% | 562 |
| Big Lake Senior High School | 25 | 2.8% | 902 |
| Salk Middle School | 18 | 2.8% | 638 |
| VandenBerge Middle School | 15 | 2.7% | 557 |
| Twin Lakes Elementary School | 19 | 2.7% | 704 |
| Parker Elementary School | 13 | 2.5% | 513 |
| Zimmerman High School | 17 | 2.4% | 704 |
| Big Lake Middle School | 14 | 2.2% | 632 |
| Zimmerman Elementary School | 9 | 1.7% | 522 |
| Liberty Elementary School | 12 | 1.6% | 756 |
| Independence Elementary School | 11 | 1.5% | 758 |
| Clearview Elementary School | 5 | 1.3% | 401 |
| Becker Primary School | 8 | 1.2% | 672 |
| Becker Middle School | 8 | 1.2% | 656 |
| Becker Intermediate Elementary School | 8 | 1.2% | 644 |
| Spectrum High School | 4 | 0.8% | 502 |
| Becker Senior High School | 7 | 0.8% | 881 |
| Spectrum Middle School – Grades 7-8 | 1 | 0.3% | 291 |
| Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center | 0 | 0% | 1 |
| Ivan Sand After School Credit Recov | 0 | 0% | 1 |
| Spectrum Middle School – Grade 6 | 0 | 0% | 147 |
| Three Rivers Montessori School | 0 | 0% | 119 |
