Which ethnicity led enrollment in Goodhue County school districts in 2024-25?

White students were the largest ethnic group in Goodhue County school districts in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of the 7,947 students enrolled in Goodhue County schools, 83.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second-largest ethnicity, making up 7.7% of the student population.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most represented group in Goodhue County school districts, representing 84.6% of the student body.

Goodhue County Education District had the most balanced racial distribution among county districts, with 72.7% white students, 7.5% Hispanic, 7.2% multiracial, 7.2% American Indian, 4.7% Black, 0.3% Other Indigenous Peoples and 0.3% Asian students.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased 0.4% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Goodhue County.

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.