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There were 138 white students enrolled in Mahnomen County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.4% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Mahnomen County welcomed 1,262 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 10.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in the county, Mahnomen Secondary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 44.

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
Waubun Secondary School	43	17.1%	252
Waubun Elementary School	28	15.9%	176
Mahnomen Secondary School	44	14.3%	308
Waubun Alternative Learning Center	4	10.3%	39
Mahnomen Elementary School	19	6.1%	312
Naytahwaush Community School	0	0%	145
Mahnomen Area Learning Center	0	0%	30