Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 73.1% of Clay County's student body in 2023-24 school year

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

By WC Minnesota News

Jun 9, 2025

There were 8,001 white students enrolled in Clay County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% 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, white students comprised 73.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in the county, Moorhead High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,421.

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 White Students	% of White Students	Total School Enrollment
Spring Prairie Elementary School	18	100%	18
Hawley Elementary School	563	95.1%	592
Hawley Secondary School	425	94%	452
Barnesville Elementary School	461	92.9%	496
Barnesville Secondary School	341	90%	379
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High School	401	88.9%	451
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School	415	83.7%	496
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary School	515	82.5%	624
Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary School	114	78.6%	145
Probstfield Elementary	224	78.1%	287
Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary School	105	75%	140
Moorhead High School	1,421	70.5%	2,017
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary School	474	69%	687
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALP	10	66.7%	15
Horizon Middle School	1,420	65.5%	2,167
Robert Asp Elementary School	386	62.1%	622
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	371	59.5%	624
Ellen Hopkins Elementary School	281	47.2%	595
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center	56	39.7%	141