St. Cloud Sun

There were 637 multiracial students enrolled in Sherburne County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% 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, multiracial students comprised 4.1% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in the county, Talahi Community Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 59.

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 Multiracial Students	% of Multiracial Students	Total School Enrollment
Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	26	9.1%	287
Talahi Community Elementary School	59	8.3%	710
Ivan Sand Community High School	7	6.7%	104
Clearview Elementary School	27	6.7%	403
Three Rivers Montessori School	6	6.1%	99
Liberty Elementary School	46	6.1%	760
Lincoln Elementary School	33	6%	548
Independence Elementary School	37	5.3%	694
Big Lake Middle School	33	5.1%	645
Parker Elementary School	25	4.8%	526
Big Lake Senior High School	40	4.7%	850
VandenBerge Middle School	21	4%	521
Meadowvale Elementary School	22	4%	548
Twin Lakes Elementary School	26	3.6%	716
Salk Middle School	24	3.6%	677
Westwood Elementary School	18	3.4%	537
Becker Intermediate Elementary School	21	3.3%	643
Elk River Senior High School	51	3.2%	1,602
Zimmerman Middle School	15	3%	506
Zimmerman Elementary School	15	2.8%	528
Zimmerman High School	19	2.7%	718
Becker Middle School	17	2.6%	662
Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6	3	2.5%	121
Spectrum High School	11	2.3%	484
Becker Senior High School	20	2.3%	853
Becker Primary School	15	2.3%	656
Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	1
Becker Alternative Learning Program	0	0%	33