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There were 125 Asian students enrolled in Rice County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Rice County welcomed 7,889 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in the county, Faribault Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 21.

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.

School Name	No. of Asian Students	% of Asian Students	Total School Enrollment
Discovery Public School of Faribault	2	4.2%	48
Arcadia Charter School	4	4%	100
Lincoln Elementary School	14	3.3%	423
Northfield Area Learning Center	3	2.3%	131
Faribault Senior High School	21	2.2%	961
Cannon River STEM School	5	2.1%	234
Greenvale Park Elementary School	10	2.1%	482
Faribault Middle School	13	2%	636
Northfield Senior High School	20	1.5%	1,295
Northfield Middle School	12	1.4%	850
Jefferson Elementary School	5	1.3%	395
Roosevelt Elementary School	5	1.2%	418
Faribault Area Learning Center	1	1%	99
Spring Creek Elementary School	4	0.9%	462
Bridgewater Elementary School	4	0.7%	563
Lonsdale Pre K-6	2	0.7%	305
Morristown Elementary School	0	0%	118
Nerstrand Charter School	0	0%	98
Northfield Community Education Center	0	0%	92
Surad Academy	0	0%	66
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Jr.	0	0%	113