Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Pope County comprised 53% boys, with girls representing the remaining 47%.
Data also showed that white students made up 93.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Pope County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 2.5%, 2.2% multiracial students, 0.7% Asian students, 0.6% Black students, 0.2% American Indian students, 0.1% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students and 0.1% Other Indigenous Peoples students.
Minnewaska Secondary had the highest enrollment among Pope County's five schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 424 students.
With more than 870,000 students enrolled, Minnesota's public school system is the 10th-largest in the United States. As of 2025 the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 15 to 1, on par with the national average.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnewaska Secondary | 424 | 424 | 0% |
| Minnewaska Area Elementary | 339 | 317 | -6.5% |
| Minnewaska Area Intermediate School | 303 | 295 | -2.6% |
| Minnewaska Area Junior High | 205 | 212 | 3.4% |
| Glacial Hills Elementary | 99 | 97 | -2% |
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