West Twin Cities

There were 44 Black students enrolled in McLeod County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that McLeod County welcomed 5,181 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in the county, Hutchinson Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with 10.

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 Black Students	% of Black Students	Total School Enrollment
Crow River Area Learning Center	2	7.7%	26
SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Glencoe	1	4.6%	22
Hutchinson Middle School A.L.C.	2	3.3%	61
Hutchinson Middle School	10	1.8%	568
Lakeside Elementary School	5	1.2%	412
Hutchinson Tiger Elementary	4	1%	385
Hutchinson West Elementary School	4	0.9%	424
New Discoveries Montessori Academy	2	0.9%	223
Lester Prairie Secondary School	2	0.8%	242
Lincoln Elementary School	2	0.6%	314
Hutchinson Senior High School	5	0.6%	888
Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High School	3	0.6%	483
Winsted Elementary School	1	0.5%	199
Hutchinson Park Elementary School	1	0.3%	393
Lester Prairie Elementary School	0	0%	217
Hutchinson Night Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	2
New Century Academy	0	0%	98
GSL Junior High School	0	0%	224