Sherburne County public schools enrolled 664 multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, 4.2% 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, multiracial students comprised 4.3% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 29 public schools in the county, Talahi Community Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 57.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Talahi Community Elementary School | 57 | 8.1% | 701 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 40 | 7.2% | 554 |
| Ivan Sand Community High School | 6 | 6.8% | 88 |
| Big Lake Middle School | 42 | 6.7% | 632 |
| Clearview Elementary School | 26 | 6.5% | 401 |
| Liberty Elementary School | 45 | 6% | 756 |
| Three Rivers Montessori School | 7 | 5.9% | 119 |
| Independence Elementary School | 42 | 5.5% | 758 |
| Big Lake Senior High School | 40 | 4.4% | 902 |
| Meadowvale Elementary School | 24 | 4.3% | 554 |
| Becker Alternative Learning Program | 1 | 4.2% | 24 |
| Spectrum Middle School – Grades 7-8 | 12 | 4.1% | 291 |
| Spectrum High School | 20 | 4% | 502 |
| Zimmerman Middle School | 20 | 3.9% | 514 |
| Becker Intermediate Elementary School | 25 | 3.9% | 644 |
| Westwood Elementary School | 22 | 3.9% | 562 |
| Salk Middle School | 24 | 3.8% | 638 |
| Twin Lakes Elementary School | 25 | 3.6% | 704 |
| Spectrum Middle School – Grade 6 | 5 | 3.4% | 147 |
| Becker Primary School | 22 | 3.3% | 672 |
| Elk River Senior High School | 51 | 3.3% | 1,562 |
| Becker Senior High School | 27 | 3.1% | 881 |
| Zimmerman Elementary School | 15 | 2.9% | 522 |
| Parker Elementary School | 15 | 2.9% | 513 |
| VandenBerge Middle School | 15 | 2.7% | 557 |
| Becker Middle School | 18 | 2.7% | 656 |
| Zimmerman High School | 17 | 2.4% | 704 |
| Ivan Sand After School Credit Recov | 0 | 0% | 1 |
