St. Cloud Sun

There were 15,294 white students enrolled in Stearns County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% 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, white students comprised 65.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in the county, Sartell Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,148.

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 White Students	% of White Students	Total School Enrollment
ALC - Sartell	1	100%	1
Holdingford Secondary School	496	96.7%	513
Holdingford Elementary School	543	96.3%	564
Kimball Secondary School	404	95.1%	425
Albany Area Middle School	445	94.7%	470
Albany Area High School	530	94.6%	560
Avon Elementary School	273	93.8%	291
Eden Valley Elementary School	365	93.4%	391
Albany Elementary School	443	92.7%	478
Kimball Elementary School	299	92.6%	323
Paynesville Area Elementary School	396	90.8%	436
Paynesville Area Secondary School	439	90.7%	484
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	285	89.9%	317
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary School	277	88.5%	313
Sauk Centre Secondary School	545	87.9%	620
Sartell Senior High School	1,148	87.3%	1,315
Sartell Middle School	840	86.1%	976
Rockville Elementary School	111	85.4%	130
Riverview Intermediate School	777	84.9%	915
ROCORI Senior High School	728	84.6%	861
ROCORI Middle School	444	82.1%	541
Pine Meadow Primary School	435	81.5%	534
Richmond Elementary School	104	81.3%	128
Rocori Alternative Learning Center	17	81%	21
Cold Spring Elementary School	535	79.9%	670
Sauk Centre Middle School	105	79.6%	132
Oak Ridge Early Learning Center	240	78.4%	306
Sauk Centre Elementary School	288	76.2%	378
West Central Area Learning Center	21	72.4%	29
Melrose Secondary School	363	72%	504
Melrose Middle School	193	67.5%	286
Melrose Elementary School	310	65.1%	476
Kennedy Community School	370	60.9%	608
Westwood Elementary School	192	42.5%	452
South Junior High School	343	39.6%	866
Technical Senior High School	587	38.2%	1,538
Oak Hill Community Elementary School	272	36.2%	752
Apollo Senior High School	443	36%	1,230
North Junior High School	220	31.4%	701
Madison Elementary School	192	28.6%	671
St. Cloud Area Learning Center	56	24.2%	231
Discovery Community Elementary School	110	20.4%	540
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	52	20.3%	256
STRIDE Academy K-8 Charter School	52	8.8%	588
St. Cloud Math & Science Academy Middle School	2	2.4%	85
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy Charter School	3	1.3%	240
Success Academy Saint Cloud	0	0%	185