Clay County Education: 112 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com

By WC Minnesota News

Apr 28, 2025

There were 112 Asian students enrolled in Clay County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 21.7% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Clay County welcomed 10,948 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in the county, Moorhead High School and Horizon Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 27.

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.

Ethnicities in Clay County County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Clay County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School Name	No. of Asian Students	% of Asian Students	Total School Enrollment
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	14	2.2%	624
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary School	14	2%	687
Ellen Hopkins Elementary School	12	2%	595
Robert Asp Elementary School	9	1.5%	622
Moorhead High School	27	1.3%	2,017
Horizon Middle School	27	1.3%	2,167
Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary School	1	0.7%	145
Probstfield Elementary	2	0.7%	287
Barnesville Elementary School	2	0.4%	496
Hawley Secondary School	2	0.4%	452
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary School	2	0.3%	624
Hawley Elementary School	0	0%	592
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	141
Spring Prairie Elementary School	0	0%	18
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High School	0	0%	451
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School	0	0%	496
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALP	0	0%	15
Barnesville Secondary School	0	0%	379
Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary School	0	0%	140