NW Twin Cities

There were 1,429 Hispanic students enrolled in Wright County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Wright County welcomed 27,359 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 51 schools in the county, Monticello Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 134.

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 Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students	Total School Enrollment
Monticello Alternative Program	7	30.4%	23
Wright Technical Center Alternative Learning Center	11	13.3%	83
Rockford Middle School	49	10.6%	463
Monticello Middle School	96	10.2%	942
Monticello Senior High School	134	10.1%	1,330
Eastview Education Center	33	10.1%	326
Pinewood Elementary School	71	9%	790
Little Mountain Elementary School	53	8.9%	598
Montrose Elementary School of Innovation	30	8.4%	357
Humphrey Elementary School	20	7.3%	274
Otsego Elementary School	38	6.9%	549
Parkside Elementary School	23	6.8%	340
Knights Academy	3	6.4%	47
HLWW Alternative Learning Program	1	6.3%	16
Kaleidoscope Middle School	7	6.1%	115
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle School	23	5.8%	399
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.	23	5.8%	399
St. Michael Elementary School	34	5.8%	591
St. Michael-Albertville Middle East	52	5.5%	950
Terra Nova School	6	5.5%	110
Buffalo Community Middle School	60	5.3%	1,140
Dassel-Cokato Senior High School	31	5.2%	593
Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	15	5.2%	288
Buffalo Senior High School	91	5.1%	1,792
Hanover Elementary School	18	4.9%	371
St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	51	4.8%	1,066
Dassel-Cokato Alternative Center	5	4.6%	109
St. Michael-Albertville Senior High School	102	4.6%	2,223
Big Woods Elementary School	30	4.6%	648
Cokato Elementary School	18	4.4%	410
Albertville Primary School	21	4.2%	503
Dassel-Cokato Middle School	24	4.1%	589
Tatanka Elementary STEM School	16	3.8%	420
Fieldstone Elementary School	23	3.8%	603
Annandale Elementary School	34	3.6%	943
Prairie View Middle School	30	3.5%	857
Monticello Nature Based Education	2	3.2%	62
Delano Elementary School	24	3.2%	744
Prairie View Elementary School	23	3.1%	744
Kaleidoscope Charter High School	2	2.8%	72
Northwinds Elementary School	11	2.7%	408
Phoenix Learning Center	1	2.6%	39
Delano Intermediate School	14	2.6%	544
Annandale Senior High School	16	2.5%	633
Delano High School	27	2.3%	1,176
Annandale Middle School	11	2.3%	473
Swan River Montessori Charter School	3	1.9%	162
Maple Lake Secondary School	6	1.6%	379
Maple Lake Elementary School	5	1.2%	407
Discovery Elementary School	1	0.4%	256
Wright Technical Center Alternative Learning Center Middle	0	0%	3