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There were 659 American Indian students enrolled in Clay County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.7% 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, American Indian students comprised 6% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in the county, Horizon Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 164.

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 American Indian Students	% of American Indian Students	Total School Enrollment
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center	37	26.2%	141
Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary School	27	19.3%	140
Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary School	22	15.2%	145
Robert Asp Elementary School	67	10.8%	622
Ellen Hopkins Elementary School	62	10.4%	595
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	52	8.3%	624
Horizon Middle School	164	7.6%	2,167
Moorhead High School	134	6.6%	2,017
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School	24	4.8%	496
Probstfield Elementary	9	3.1%	287
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High School	14	3.1%	451
Barnesville Secondary School	11	2.9%	379
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary School	16	2.6%	624
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary School	14	2%	687
Barnesville Elementary School	5	1%	496
Hawley Secondary School	1	0.2%	452
Hawley Elementary School	0	0%	592
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALP	0	0%	15
Spring Prairie Elementary School	0	0%	18