Enrollment Analysis: Other Indigenous Peoples students comprised less than 0.1% of Clay County's student body in 2023-24 school year

Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz

By WC Minnesota News

Jun 2, 2025

There were seven Other Indigenous Peoples students enrolled in Clay County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 50% 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, Other Indigenous Peoples students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

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 Other Indigenous Peoples Students	% of Other Indigenous Peoples Students	Total School Enrollment
Barnesville Secondary School	2	0.5%	379
Barnesville Elementary School	2	0.4%	496
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary School	1	0.2%	624
Hawley Elementary School	1	0.2%	592
Hawley Secondary School	1	0.2%	452
Probstfield Elementary	0	0%	287
Moorhead High School	0	0%	2,017
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	141
Horizon Middle School	0	0%	2,167
Robert Asp Elementary School	0	0%	622
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary School	0	0%	687
Ellen Hopkins Elementary School	0	0%	595
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	0	0%	624
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High School	0	0%	451
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School	0	0%	496
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