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
Data showed that Clay County welcomed 10,948 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 9.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 19 schools in the county, Horizon Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 274.
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.
| School Name | No. of Black Students | % of Black Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Hopkins Elementary School | 167 | 28.1% | 595 |
| S.G. Reinertsen Elementary School | 135 | 19.7% | 687 |
| Dorothy Dodds Elementary School | 105 | 16.8% | 624 |
| Moorhead Alternative Learning Center | 20 | 14.2% | 141 |
| Horizon Middle School | 274 | 12.6% | 2,167 |
| Moorhead High School | 237 | 11.8% | 2,017 |
| Robert Asp Elementary School | 57 | 9.2% | 622 |
| Probstfield Elementary | 12 | 4.2% | 287 |
| Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary School | 13 | 2.1% | 624 |
| Barnesville Secondary School | 4 | 1.1% | 379 |
| Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School | 5 | 1% | 496 |
| Hawley Secondary School | 3 | 0.7% | 452 |
| Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High School | 3 | 0.7% | 451 |
| Barnesville Elementary School | 2 | 0.4% | 496 |
| Hawley Elementary School | 0 | 0% | 592 |
| Spring Prairie Elementary School | 0 | 0% | 18 |
| Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALP | 0 | 0% | 15 |
| Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary School | 0 | 0% | 140 |
| Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary School | 0 | 0% | 145 |
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