St. Cloud Sun

There were 11 Hawaiian Pacific Islander students enrolled in Sherburne County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Sherburne County welcomed 15,432 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hawaiian Pacific Islander students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in the county, Talahi Community Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with six.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages. 

However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.

School Name	No. of Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	% of Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	Total School Enrollment
Ivan Sand Community High School	1	1%	104
Talahi Community Elementary School	6	0.9%	710
Westwood Elementary School	1	0.2%	537
Meadowvale Elementary School	1	0.2%	548
Elk River Senior High School	1	0.1%	1,602
Independence Elementary School	1	0.1%	694
Becker Alternative Learning Program	0	0%	33
Becker Intermediate Elementary School	0	0%	643
Becker Middle School	0	0%	662
Becker Primary School	0	0%	656
Becker Senior High School	0	0%	853
Big Lake Middle School	0	0%	645
Big Lake Senior High School	0	0%	850
Clearview Elementary School	0	0%	403
Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	1
Liberty Elementary School	0	0%	760
Lincoln Elementary School	0	0%	548
Parker Elementary School	0	0%	526
Salk Middle School	0	0%	677
Spectrum High School	0	0%	484
Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6	0	0%	121
Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	0	0%	287
Three Rivers Montessori School	0	0%	99
Twin Lakes Elementary School	0	0%	716
VandenBerge Middle School	0	0%	521
Zimmerman Elementary School	0	0%	528
Zimmerman High School	0	0%	718
Zimmerman Middle School	0	0%	506