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There were 4,260 white students enrolled in Beltrami County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% 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, white students comprised 53% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in the county, Bemidji Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,095.

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 White Students	% of White Students	Total School Enrollment
Bemidji Middle ALP	1	100%	1
Solway Elementary School	117	80.1%	146
Northern Elementary School	228	80%	285
Blackduck Elementary School	337	77.1%	437
Horace May Elementary School	231	75.2%	307
Bemidji Area Learning Center	40	74.1%	54
Bemidji Senior High School	1,095	72.2%	1,516
Blackduck Secondary School	216	71.5%	302
Bemidji Middle School	714	69%	1,035
Schoolcraft Learning Community	135	68.9%	196
Lincoln Elementary School	205	64.1%	320
Gene Dillon Elementary School	429	63.2%	679
Kelliher Elementary School	93	55%	169
Paul Bunyan Center	48	53.3%	90
Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alternative Learning Center	35	52.2%	67
TrekNorth High School	67	46.2%	145
Kelliher Secondary School	70	44%	159
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learners Charter School	60	42.6%	141
Trek North Middle School	38	35.2%	108
Voyageurs Expeditionary Middle School	12	28.6%	42
J.W. Smith Elementary School	73	28.3%	258
Voyageurs Expeditionary School	15	21.1%	71
Red Lake Elementary School	1	0.2%	487
Ponemah Elementary School	0	0%	115
Red Lake Alternative Learning	0	0%	81
Endazhi-Nitaawiging	0	0%	90
Red Lake Early Childhood Center	0	0%	113
Red Lake Middle Level Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	7
Red Lake Middle School	0	0%	278
Red Lake Secondary School	0	0%	341