St. Cloud Sun

There were 15 Hawaiian Pacific Islander students enrolled in Stearns County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 21.1% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Stearns County welcomed 23,331 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 47 schools in the county, Oak Hill Community Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with five.

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
Oak Hill Community Elementary School	5	0.7%	752
North Junior High School	3	0.4%	701
Discovery Community Elementary School	2	0.4%	540
STRIDE Academy K-8 Charter School	1	0.2%	588
Paynesville Area Elementary School	1	0.2%	436
Apollo Senior High School	1	0.1%	1,230
Technical Senior High School	2	0.1%	1,538
Albany Area High School	0	0%	560
Albany Area Middle School	0	0%	470
Melrose Secondary School	0	0%	504
Melrose Middle School	0	0%	286
Melrose Elementary School	0	0%	476
Madison Elementary School	0	0%	671
Kimball Secondary School	0	0%	425
Kimball Elementary School	0	0%	323
Kennedy Community School	0	0%	608
Holdingford Secondary School	0	0%	513
Holdingford Elementary School	0	0%	564
Eden Valley Elementary School	0	0%	391
Cold Spring Elementary School	0	0%	670
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	0	0%	317
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary School	0	0%	313
Avon Elementary School	0	0%	291
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	0	0%	256
ALC - Sartell	0	0%	1
Albany Elementary School	0	0%	478
Westwood Elementary School	0	0%	452
West Central Area Learning Center	0	0%	29
Success Academy Saint Cloud	0	0%	185
St. Cloud Math & Science Academy Middle School	0	0%	85
St. Cloud Area Learning Center	0	0%	231
South Junior High School	0	0%	866
Sauk Centre Secondary School	0	0%	620
Sauk Centre Middle School	0	0%	132
Sauk Centre Elementary School	0	0%	378
Sartell Senior High School	0	0%	1,315
Sartell Middle School	0	0%	976
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy Charter School	0	0%	240
ROCORI Senior High School	0	0%	861
ROCORI Middle School	0	0%	541
Rocori Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	21
Rockville Elementary School	0	0%	130
Riverview Intermediate School	0	0%	915
Richmond Elementary School	0	0%	128
Pine Meadow Primary School	0	0%	534
Paynesville Area Secondary School	0	0%	484
Oak Ridge Early Learning Center	0	0%	306