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 Sibley County comprised 51.6% boys, with girls representing the remaining 48.4%.
Data also showed that white students made up 69.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in Sibley County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 24.8%, 3% multiracial students, 1.2% Black students, 1.1% American Indian students and 0.7% Asian students.
Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary had the highest enrollment among Sibley County's nine schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 503 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary | 484 | 503 | 3.9% |
| Sibley East-Arlington Senior High | 349 | 338 | -3.2% |
| Sibley East Middle School | 234 | 248 | 6% |
| GFW Elementary School | 211 | 240 | 13.7% |
| GFW High School | 225 | 211 | -6.2% |
| Minnesota New Country School | 136 | 136 | 0% |
| GFW Middle School | 175 | 121 | -30.9% |
| Minnesota New Country Elementary | 78 | 81 | 3.8% |
| Hilltop Alternative Learning Program | 16 | 18 | 12.5% |
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