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There were 2,468 students enrolled in Redwood County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Redwood County comprised 51.7% boys, with girls representing the remaining 48.3%.

Data also showed that white students made up 75.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Redwood County schools, followed by American Indian students with 13.1%, 4.7% Hispanic students, 3.2% Asian students, 2.4% multiracial students, 0.5% Black students, 0.3% Other Indigenous Peoples students and less than 0.1% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students.

Reede Gray Elementary had the highest enrollment among Redwood County's 10 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 442 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
Reede Gray Elementary	445	442	-0.7%
Redwood Valley Senior High	375	362	-3.5%
Redwood Valley Middle	312	309	-1%
Walnut Grove Elementary	310	299	-3.5%
Red Rock Central Elementary	181	244	34.8%
Wabasso Secondary	232	237	2.2%
Cedar Mountain Middle/High School	226	219	-3.1%
Wabasso Elementary	186	167	-10.2%
Red Rock Central Secondary	225	160	-28.9%
Milroy Elementary	20	29	45%