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There were 1,339 white students enrolled in Renville County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.3% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Renville County welcomed 1,796 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 74.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in the county, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Secondary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 204.

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 White Students	% of White Students	Total School Enrollment
BOLD Senior High School	187	85.4%	219
BOLD Middle School	152	84%	181
BOLD-Bird Island Elementary School	175	79.9%	219
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Secondary School	204	79.7%	256
Cedar Mountain Elementary School	130	76.5%	170
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Elementary School	140	73.7%	190
Renville County West Senior High School	155	67.7%	229
Renville County West Elementary School	196	59%	332