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 Pennington County comprised 51.5% boys, with girls representing the remaining 48.5%.
Data also showed that white students made up 82% of the student body, the largest percentage in Pennington County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 7.3%, 6.4% American Indian students, 3.4% multiracial students, 0.8% Asian students and 0.2% Black students.
Challenger Elementary had the highest enrollment among Pennington County's six schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 727 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger Elementary | 781 | 727 | -6.9% |
| Lincoln Senior High | 565 | 521 | -7.8% |
| Franklin Middle | 436 | 454 | 4.1% |
| Goodridge Elementary | 156 | 161 | 3.2% |
| Goodridge Secondary | 108 | 114 | 5.6% |
| Northwest Area Learning Center | 29 | 23 | -20.7% |
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