Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Meeker County comprised 54.4% boys, with girls representing the remaining 45.6%.
Data also showed that white students made up 85% of the student body, the largest percentage in Meeker County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 9.9%, 2.5% multiracial students, 1.8% American Indian students, 0.4% Black students, 0.3% Asian students and 0.1% Other Indigenous Peoples students.
Lake Ripley Elementary had the highest enrollment among Meeker County's nine schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 568 students.
With more than 870,000 students enrolled, Minnesota's public school system is the 10th-largest in the United States. As of 2025 the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 15 to 1, on par with the national average.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ripley Elementary | 575 | 568 | -1.2% |
| Litchfield Middle School | 488 | 494 | 1.2% |
| Litchfield Senior High | 442 | 448 | 1.4% |
| Eden Valley Secondary | 445 | 425 | -4.5% |
| A.C.G.C. Secondary | 389 | 390 | 0.3% |
| Dassel Elementary | 314 | 364 | 15.9% |
| ACGC Elementary Grades 5 and 6 | 130 | 134 | 3.1% |
| Watkins Elementary | 60 | 60 | 0% |
| Litchfield Area Learning Program | 16 | 14 | -12.5% |
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