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 Jackson County comprised 50.4% boys, with girls representing the remaining 49.6%.
Data also showed that white students made up 82.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Jackson County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 8.9%, 4.3% multiracial students, 2.4% Black students, 1.3% Asian students, 0.5% Other Indigenous Peoples students and 0.4% American Indian students.
Riverside Elementary had the highest enrollment among Jackson County's six schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 350 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary | 362 | 350 | -3.3% |
| Jackson County Central Senior High | 331 | 332 | 0.3% |
| Jackson County Central Middle | 236 | 241 | 2.1% |
| Pleasantview Elementary | 175 | 170 | -2.9% |
| Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary | 158 | 137 | -13.3% |
| Heron Lake-Okabena Elementary | 132 | 123 | -6.8% |
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