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There were 849 Hispanic students enrolled in Clay County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.4% less 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, Hispanic students comprised 7.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in the county, Horizon Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 211.

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 Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students	Total School Enrollment
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALP	4	26.7%	15
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center	25	17.7%	141
Robert Asp Elementary School	84	13.5%	622
Probstfield Elementary	33	11.5%	287
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary School	62	9.9%	624
Ellen Hopkins Elementary School	59	9.9%	595
Horizon Middle School	211	9.7%	2,167
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School	44	8.9%	496
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	52	8.3%	624
Moorhead High School	148	7.3%	2,017
Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary School	8	5.7%	140
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary School	36	5.2%	687
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High School	20	4.4%	451
Barnesville Secondary School	14	3.7%	379
Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary School	5	3.5%	145
Hawley Elementary School	18	3%	592
Barnesville Elementary School	14	2.8%	496
Hawley Secondary School	12	2.7%	452
Spring Prairie Elementary School	0	0%	18