Le Sueur County public schools enrolled 2,834 white students in the 2024-25 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Data showed that Le Sueur County public schools enrolled 3,632 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 78% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine public schools in the county, Montgomery Pre K-8 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 476.
According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota fourth graders scored 241 in math, compared with the national average of 237. Their reading score was 214, the same as the U.S. average, though it has declined slightly in recent years. Eighth graders scored 282 in math and 260 in reading, both above the national averages.
However, scores for both grades remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.
As of 2026, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota’s public schools is 15:1, the same as the national average. Minnesota’s public education system is the 10th largest in the United States, serving more than 870,913 students across 2,722 schools.
| School Name | No. of White Students | % of White Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville Elementary School | 240 | 90.9% | 264 |
| Cleveland Secondary School | 234 | 90% | 260 |
| Cleveland Elementary School | 349 | 89.5% | 390 |
| Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Sr. | 206 | 88.8% | 232 |
| Le Sueur-Henderson High School | 396 | 79.2% | 500 |
| Montgomery Pre K-8 | 476 | 78.3% | 608 |
| Tri-City United High School | 442 | 73.3% | 603 |
| Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary School | 274 | 70.3% | 390 |
| Le Center Pre K-8 | 217 | 56.4% | 385 |
