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There were 4,602 students enrolled in Nobles County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Nobles County comprised 50% boys, with girls representing the remaining 50%.

Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 57.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Nobles County schools, followed by white students with 27.5%, 6.3% Asian students, 4.4% Black students, 2.3% multiracial students, 1.2% American Indian students and 0.8% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students.

Worthington Senior High had the highest enrollment among Nobles County's 14 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,118 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
Worthington Senior High	1,123	1,118	-0.4%
Intermediate School	653	705	8%
Prairie Elementary	744	690	-7.3%
Worthington Middle	664	664	0%
Round Lake-Brewster Elementary	364	377	3.6%
Adrian Elementary	297	295	-0.7%
Adrian Secondary	157	155	-1.3%
Adrian Middle	131	139	6.1%
Round Lake-Brewster Middle School	126	118	-6.3%
Community Education	--	87	--
Learning Center	48	82	70.8%
Ellsworth Elementary	66	76	15.2%
Ellsworth Secondary	62	60	-3.2%
Learning Center Night	54	36	-33.3%