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There were 3,910 students enrolled in Freeborn County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Freeborn County comprised 52.1% boys, with girls representing the remaining 47.9%.

Data also showed that white students made up 60.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Freeborn County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 21.6%, 10.3% Asian students, 3.4% multiracial students, 2.7% Black students, 1.3% American Indian students, 0.1% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students and less than 0.1% Other Indigenous Peoples students.

Albert Lea Senior High had the highest enrollment among Freeborn County's 11 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,196 students.

With more than 870,000 students enrolled, Minnesota's public school system is the 10th-largest in the United States. As of 2025 the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 15 to 1, on par with the national average. 

School name	Total enrollment in 2023-24	Total enrollment in 2024-25	% change
Albert Lea Senior High	1,229	1,196	-2.7%
Southwest Middle	455	486	6.8%
Hawthorne Elementary	403	400	-0.7%
Lakeview Elementary	412	400	-2.9%
Halverson Elementary	368	360	-2.2%
Sibley Elementary	273	275	0.7%
Alden-Conger Elementary	235	229	-2.6%
Alden-Conger Secondary	222	215	-3.2%
Glenville Emmons Elementary	123	132	7.3%
Albert Lea Area Learning Center	124	113	-8.9%
Glenville-Emmons Secondary	101	104	3%