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There were 18 Hawaiian Pacific Islander students enrolled in Blue Earth County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.9% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Blue Earth County welcomed 8,692 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hawaiian Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in the county, Mankato East Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with four.

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
Maple River Secondary School	3	0.6%	498
Kennedy Elementary School	2	0.6%	363
Franklin Elementary School	2	0.5%	430
Jefferson Elementary School	1	0.5%	187
Washington Elementary School	1	0.3%	370
Mankato East Senior High School	4	0.3%	1,336
Prairie Winds Middle School	2	0.2%	914
Maple River Elementary	1	0.2%	419
Mankato West Senior High School	2	0.2%	1,193
Central Freedom School	0	0%	3
Central High Area Learning Center	0	0%	99
Central Middle School ALC	0	0%	2
Eagle Lake Elementary School	0	0%	281
Kato Public Charter School	0	0%	78
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Elementary School	0	0%	432
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Secondary School	0	0%	515
Mankato Area Public Schools Center for Learning	0	0%	17
Roosevelt Elementary School	0	0%	319
Rosa Parks Elementary School	0	0%	416
St. Clair Elementary School	0	0%	413
St. Clair Secondary School	0	0%	407