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Tri-City United School District had the highest enrollment among Le Sueur County districts, welcoming 1,910 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of all the students enrolled that year, 52.7% of them were male, and 47.3% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 73.6% of Tri-City United School District's total enrollment.

Among the four districts in Le Sueur County, Le Sueur-Henderson School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 898 students, while Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School District welcomed 761 students to be ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Tri-City United School District generally encompasses schools within Le Sueur County with its main office in Montgomery.

In the previous school year, Tri-City United School District also had the highest number of students among Le Sueur County districts.

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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Tri-City United School District	Montgomery	1,910
Le Sueur-Henderson School District	Le Sueur	898
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School District	Waterville	761
Cleveland Public School District	Cleveland	637