Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com
Data showed that Pennington County welcomed 2,075 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the six schools in the county, Challenger Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 636.
According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages.
However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.
As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.
| School Name | No. of White Students | % of White Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodridge Secondary School | 99 | 91.7% | 108 |
| Goodridge Elementary School | 142 | 91% | 156 |
| Lincoln Senior High School | 476 | 84.3% | 565 |
| Challenger Elementary School | 636 | 81.4% | 781 |
| Franklin Middle School | 352 | 80.7% | 436 |
| Northwest Area Learning Center | 22 | 75.9% | 29 |
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