West Twin Cities

There were 13,972 white students enrolled in Carver County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Carver County welcomed 17,608 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 79.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in the county, Waconia High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,195.

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
Watertown-Mayer Community Learning Center	26	92.9%	28
Watertown Mayer High School	461	92.4%	499
Watertown-Mayer Middle School	392	92.2%	425
Laketown Elementary School	475	90.8%	523
Victoria Elementary School	582	89.8%	648
Waconia High School	1,195	89.1%	1,342
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School	456	88.9%	513
Waconia Middle School	841	88.3%	953
Bayview Elementary School	470	87.9%	535
Southview Elementary School	470	87.4%	538
Central Senior High School	284	85%	334
Central Middle School	176	84.2%	209
Kinder Academy	36	83.7%	43
Chaska Middle School East	491	83.4%	589
Central Elementary School	331	82.8%	400
Chanhassen High School	1,092	79%	1,383
Jonathan Elementary School	426	78.3%	544
Pioneer Ridge Middle School	358	78%	459
World Learner Charter School	158	77.8%	203
Minnetonka West Middle School	996	77.4%	1,287
Integrated Arts Academy	48	76.2%	63
Chaska Middle School West	439	75.4%	582
Chanhassen Elementary School	317	73.6%	431
Carver Elementary School	553	73.4%	753
Bluff Creek Elementary School	343	71.6%	479
Chaska High School	1,083	70.4%	1,538
Cologne Academy	458	68.9%	665
Clover Ridge Elementary School	435	68.9%	631
Waconia Learning Center	23	67.7%	34
La Academia	274	60%	457
SWMetro Alternative Learning Center	51	56.7%	90
112 Alternative Learning Center Middle School	213	54.6%	390
112 Alternative Learning Center Independent Study	17	50%	34
SWMetro Independent Study	2	33.3%	6