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Morris Area Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Stevens County districts, welcoming 1,096 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of all the students enrolled that year, 52.8% of them were male, and 47.2% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 70.4% of Morris Area Public Schools's total enrollment.

Among the three districts in Stevens County, Hancock Public School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 434 students, while Chokio-Alberta Public Schools welcomed 140 students to be ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Morris Area Public Schools generally encompasses schools within Stevens County with its main office in Morris.

In the previous school year, Morris Area Public Schools also had the highest number of students among Stevens 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
Morris Area Public Schools	Morris	1,096
Hancock Public School District	Hancock	434
Chokio-Alberta Public Schools	Chokio	140