Le Sueur County public schools enrolled 580 Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, 2.1% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 16% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine public schools in the county, Le Center Pre K-8 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 150.
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 Hispanic Students | % of Hispanic Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Center Pre K-8 | 150 | 39% | 385 |
| Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary School | 90 | 23.1% | 390 |
| Tri-City United High School | 124 | 20.6% | 603 |
| Le Sueur-Henderson High School | 79 | 15.8% | 500 |
| Montgomery Pre K-8 | 81 | 13.3% | 608 |
| Cleveland Elementary School | 21 | 5.4% | 390 |
| Waterville Elementary School | 13 | 4.9% | 264 |
| Cleveland Secondary School | 12 | 4.6% | 260 |
| Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Sr. | 10 | 4.3% | 232 |
