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There were 6,464 white students enrolled in Blue Earth County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% less 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, white students comprised 74.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in the county, Mankato West Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 921.

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
St. Clair Elementary School	394	95.4%	413
St. Clair Secondary School	384	94.4%	407
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Secondary School	472	91.7%	515
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Elementary School	396	91.7%	432
Maple River Secondary School	442	88.8%	498
Maple River Elementary	365	87.1%	419
Eagle Lake Elementary School	242	86.1%	281
Mankato West Senior High School	921	77.2%	1,193
Jefferson Elementary School	144	77%	187
Roosevelt Elementary School	224	70.2%	319
Kato Public Charter School	54	69.2%	78
Mankato East Senior High School	900	67.4%	1,336
Central Freedom School	2	66.7%	3
Prairie Winds Middle School	577	63.1%	914
Washington Elementary School	231	62.4%	370
Kennedy Elementary School	202	55.7%	363
Franklin Elementary School	236	54.9%	430
Rosa Parks Elementary School	222	53.4%	416
Central Middle School ALC	1	50%	2
Central High Area Learning Center	49	49.5%	99
Mankato Area Public Schools Center for Learning	6	35.3%	17