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There were three Hawaiian Pacific Islander students enrolled in Beltrami County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 50% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Beltrami County welcomed 8,040 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hawaiian Pacific Islander students comprised less than 0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

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 Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	% of Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	Total School Enrollment
Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alternative Learning Center	2	3%	67
Bemidji Senior High School	1	0.1%	1,516
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learners Charter School	0	0%	141
Bemidji Area Learning Center	0	0%	54
Bemidji Middle ALP	0	0%	1
Bemidji Middle School	0	0%	1,035
Blackduck Elementary School	0	0%	437
Blackduck Secondary School	0	0%	302
Endazhi-Nitaawiging	0	0%	90
Gene Dillon Elementary School	0	0%	679
Horace May Elementary School	0	0%	307
J.W. Smith Elementary School	0	0%	258
Kelliher Elementary School	0	0%	169
Kelliher Secondary School	0	0%	159
Lincoln Elementary School	0	0%	320
Northern Elementary School	0	0%	285
Paul Bunyan Center	0	0%	90
Ponemah Elementary School	0	0%	115
Red Lake Alternative Learning	0	0%	81
Red Lake Early Childhood Center	0	0%	113
Red Lake Elementary School	0	0%	487
Red Lake Middle Level Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	7
Red Lake Middle School	0	0%	278
Red Lake Secondary School	0	0%	341
Schoolcraft Learning Community	0	0%	196
Solway Elementary School	0	0%	146
Trek North Middle School	0	0%	108
TrekNorth High School	0	0%	145
Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School	0	0%	42
Voyageurs Expeditionary School	0	0%	71