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There were 135 Hispanic students enrolled in Beltrami County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% 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, Hispanic students comprised 1.7% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in the county, Bemidji Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 34.

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 Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students	Total School Enrollment
Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School	3	7.1%	42
Schoolcraft Learning Community	9	4.6%	196
Gene Dillon Elementary School	20	3%	679
Trek North Middle School	3	2.8%	108
Blackduck Elementary School	12	2.8%	437
Northern Elementary School	7	2.5%	285
Blackduck Secondary School	7	2.3%	302
Lincoln Elementary School	7	2.2%	320
Bemidji Senior High School	34	2.2%	1,516
TrekNorth High School	3	2.1%	145
Solway Elementary School	3	2.1%	146
J.W. Smith Elementary School	5	1.9%	258
Bemidji Middle School	16	1.6%	1,035
Paul Bunyan Center	1	1.1%	90
Ponemah Elementary School	1	0.9%	115
Horace May Elementary School	2	0.7%	307
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learners Charter School	1	0.7%	141
Red Lake Elementary School	1	0.2%	487
Kelliher Elementary School	0	0%	169
Kelliher Secondary School	0	0%	159
Red Lake Alternative Learning	0	0%	81
Red Lake Early Childhood Center	0	0%	113
Endazhi-Nitaawiging	0	0%	90
Red Lake Middle Level Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	7
Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	67
Red Lake Middle School	0	0%	278
Red Lake Secondary School	0	0%	341
Bemidji Middle ALP	0	0%	1
Bemidji Area Learning Center	0	0%	54
Voyageurs Expeditionary School	0	0%	71