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 Norman County comprised 52% boys, with girls representing the remaining 48%.
Data also showed that white students made up 78.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Norman County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 11.2%, 7.8% American Indian students, 2.4% multiracial students, 0.1% Black students and 0.1% Asian students.
Ada-Borup-West Elementary had the highest enrollment among Norman County's four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 365 students.
Minnesota's educational system, the 10th largest in the United States, serves over 869,000 students across 2,709 institutions. As of 2024, the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15.
Meanwhile, data from the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveals that Minnesota fourth and eighth graders performed mostly above the national average in math, their scores suggest a slight decline from previous years, particularly in reading.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada-Borup-West Elementary | 342 | 365 | 6.7% |
| Ada-Borup-West Secondary | 343 | 336 | -2% |
| Norman County East Elementary | 111 | 115 | 3.6% |
| Norman County East Secondary | 94 | 84 | -10.6% |
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