Meeker County public schools enrolled 13 Black students in the 2024-25 school year, 23.5% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Data showed that Meeker County public schools enrolled 2,897 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine public schools in the county, Litchfield Middle School and Lake Ripley Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black 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.
| School Name | No. of Black Students | % of Black Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Middle School | 4 | 0.8% | 494 |
| Lake Ripley Elementary School | 4 | 0.7% | 568 |
| Dassel Elementary School | 2 | 0.6% | 364 |
| Litchfield Senior High School | 2 | 0.5% | 448 |
| Eden Valley Secondary School | 1 | 0.2% | 425 |
| Watkins Elementary School | 0 | 0% | 60 |
| Litchfield Area Learning Program | 0 | 0% | 14 |
| ACGC Elementary Grades 5 and 6 | 0 | 0% | 134 |
| A.C.G.C. Secondary School | 0 | 0% | 390 |
