Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Waseca County comprised 50.7% boys, with girls representing the remaining 49.3%.
Data also showed that white students made up 78.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Waseca County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 12.6%, 4.5% multiracial students, 1.6% Black students, 1.2% American Indian students, 0.9% Asian students and 0.2% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students.
Waseca Senior High had the highest enrollment among Waseca County's 10 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 555 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waseca Senior High | 579 | 555 | -4.1% |
| Hartley Elementary | 418 | 429 | 2.6% |
| NRHEG Secondary | 434 | 408 | -6% |
| Waseca Intermediate School | 356 | 380 | 6.7% |
| Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elementary | 324 | 317 | -2.2% |
| Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Secondary | 339 | 312 | -8% |
| Waseca Junior High | 266 | 280 | 5.3% |
| TEAM Academy | 103 | 101 | -1.9% |
| Waseca Area Learning Center | 61 | 65 | 6.6% |
| Waseca Middle Level ALC | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
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