St. Cloud Sun

There were 927 multiracial students enrolled in Stearns County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.9% 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, multiracial students comprised 4% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in the county, Madison Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 96.

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
Madison Elementary School	96	14.3%	671
Rocori Alternative Learning Center	3	14.3%	21
Westwood Elementary School	56	12.4%	452
St. Cloud Area Learning Center	26	11.3%	231
Apollo Senior High School	89	7.2%	1,230
North Junior High School	49	7%	701
West Central Area Learning Center	2	6.9%	29
Discovery Community Elementary School	37	6.9%	540
South Junior High School	56	6.5%	866
Pine Meadow Primary School	34	6.4%	534
Technical Senior High School	89	5.8%	1,538
Richmond Elementary School	7	5.5%	128
Kennedy Community School	33	5.4%	608
Oak Ridge Early Learning Center	16	5.2%	306
Riverview Intermediate School	39	4.3%	915
Oak Hill Community Elementary School	32	4.3%	752
Sartell Middle School	39	4%	976
Sartell Senior High School	49	3.7%	1,315
Sauk Centre Elementary School	12	3.2%	378
Sauk Centre Middle School	4	3%	132
Paynesville Area Elementary School	12	2.8%	436
Albany Area High School	13	2.3%	560
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	6	2.3%	256
STRIDE Academy K-8 Charter School	13	2.2%	588
Albany Area Middle School	10	2.1%	470
ROCORI Middle School	11	2%	541
Albany Elementary School	9	1.9%	478
Cold Spring Elementary School	12	1.8%	670
Holdingford Elementary School	10	1.8%	564
ROCORI Senior High School	14	1.6%	861
Paynesville Area Secondary School	7	1.5%	484
Avon Elementary School	4	1.4%	291
Melrose Elementary School	6	1.3%	476
Kimball Secondary School	5	1.2%	425
Kimball Elementary School	4	1.2%	323
St. Cloud Math & Science Academy Middle School	1	1.2%	85
Success Academy Saint Cloud	2	1.1%	185
Sauk Centre Secondary School	7	1.1%	620
Eden Valley Elementary School	3	0.8%	391
Holdingford Secondary School	4	0.8%	513
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy Charter School	2	0.8%	240
Melrose Secondary School	2	0.4%	504
Melrose Middle School	1	0.4%	286
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary School	1	0.3%	313
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	0	0%	317
ALC - Sartell	0	0%	1
Rockville Elementary School	0	0%	130