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There were 153 multiracial students enrolled in Beltrami County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 13.3% more 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, multiracial students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in the county, Bemidji Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 32.

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 Multiracial Students	% of Multiracial Students	Total School Enrollment
Voyageurs Expeditionary School	7	9.9%	71
Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School	4	9.5%	42
Trek North Middle School	6	5.6%	108
Paul Bunyan Center	5	5.6%	90
Schoolcraft Learning Community	10	5.1%	196
J.W. Smith Elementary School	9	3.5%	258
Lincoln Elementary School	11	3.4%	320
Horace May Elementary School	10	3.3%	307
Kelliher Elementary School	5	3%	169
Solway Elementary School	4	2.7%	146
Bemidji Middle School	23	2.2%	1,035
TrekNorth High School	3	2.1%	145
Bemidji Senior High School	32	2.1%	1,516
Northern Elementary School	5	1.8%	285
Gene Dillon Elementary School	11	1.6%	679
Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alternative Learning Center	1	1.5%	67
Endazhi-Nitaawiging	1	1.1%	90
Blackduck Elementary School	4	0.9%	437
Blackduck Secondary School	2	0.7%	302
Ponemah Elementary School	0	0%	115
Red Lake Alternative Learning	0	0%	81
Kelliher Secondary School	0	0%	159
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
Bemidji Middle ALP	0	0%	1
Bemidji Area Learning Center	0	0%	54
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learners Charter School	0	0%	141