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Moorhead Area Public School District had the highest enrollment among Clay County districts, welcoming 7,460 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of all the students enrolled that year, 51% of them were male, and 49% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 64.7% of Moorhead Area Public School District's total enrollment.

Among the five districts in Clay County, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,586 students, while Hawley Public School District welcomed 1,062 students to be ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Moorhead Area Public School District generally encompasses schools within Clay County with its main office in Moorhead.

In the previous school year, Moorhead Area Public School District also had the highest number of students among Clay County districts.

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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Moorhead Area Public School District	Moorhead	7,460
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	Dilworth	1,586
Hawley Public School District	Hawley	1,062
Barnesville Public School District	Barnesville	875
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	Ulen	285