Other Indigenous Peoples students accounted for less than 0.1% of Dakota County public school enrollment in 2024-25

Dakota County public schools enrolled 46 Other Indigenous Peoples students in the 2024-25 school year, 12.2% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Dakota County public schools enrolled 71,330 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Other Indigenous Peoples students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 115 public schools in the county, Cherry View Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Other Indigenous Peoples students in the 2024-25 school year, with four.

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.