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There were 843 students enrolled in Big Stone County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Big Stone County comprised 53.5% boys, with girls representing the remaining 46.5%.

Data also showed that white students made up 89.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Big Stone County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 5.8%, 2.8% multiracial students, 1.4% American Indian students, 0.2% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students, 0.2% Black students, 0.2% Asian students and 0.1% Other Indigenous Peoples students.

Knoll Elementary had the highest enrollment among Big Stone County's eight schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 282 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
Knoll Elementary	267	282	5.6%
Ortonville Secondary	230	228	-0.9%
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building	149	152	2%
6-12th Grade Building	130	133	2.3%
Lismore Colony Elementary	22	24	9.1%
Big Stone Colony Elementary	17	19	11.8%
Big Stone Colony High School	4	4	0%
Lismore Colony Senior High School	6	1	-83.3%