NW Minnesota News

There were 1,284 students enrolled in Mahnomen County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Mahnomen County comprised 51.2% boys, with girls representing the remaining 48.8%.

Data also showed that American Indian students made up 89.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in Mahnomen County schools, followed by white students with 9.5%, 0.4% Hispanic students, 0.2% Other Indigenous Peoples students and 0.2% Asian students.

Mahnomen Elementary had the highest enrollment among Mahnomen County's seven schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 319 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
Mahnomen Elementary	312	319	2.2%
Mahnomen Secondary	308	312	1.3%
Waubun Secondary	252	283	12.3%
Waubun Elementary	176	162	-8%
Naytahwaush Community School	145	134	-7.6%
Mahnomen Area Learning Center	30	43	43.3%
Waubun ALC	39	31	-20.5%