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There were 4,259 students enrolled in Nicollet County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

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

Data also showed that white students made up 74% of the student body, the largest percentage in Nicollet County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 12.3%, 6.7% Black students, 4.3% multiracial students, 1.5% American Indian students, 1% Asian students and 0.1% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students.

Dakota Meadows Middle School had the highest enrollment among Nicollet County's 11 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 852 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
Dakota Meadows Middle School	886	852	-3.8%
St. Peter High School	711	692	-2.7%
St. Peter Middle School	596	617	3.5%
Hoover Elementary	493	461	-6.5%
North Elementary School	423	429	1.4%
Monroe Elementary	405	367	-9.4%
South Elementary School	271	269	-0.7%
Bridges Community Elementary	250	251	0.4%
Nicollet Elementary School	163	156	-4.3%
Nicollet High School	170	151	-11.2%
Rock Bend HS ALC	23	14	-39.1%