West Twin Cities

There were 637 Black students enrolled in Carver County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% more 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, Black students comprised 3.6% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in the county, Chaska High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 104.

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
Carver Elementary School	84	11.2%	753
Clover Ridge Elementary School	65	10.3%	631
112 Alternative Learning Center Middle School	39	10%	390
Chanhassen Elementary School	39	9.1%	431
Integrated Arts Academy	5	7.9%	63
Chaska High School	104	6.8%	1,538
SWMetro Alternative Learning Center	6	6.7%	90
112 Alternative Learning Center Independent Study	2	5.9%	34
Waconia Learning Center	2	5.9%	34
World Learner Charter School	10	4.9%	203
Kinder Academy	2	4.7%	43
Pioneer Ridge Middle School	20	4.4%	459
Jonathan Elementary School	23	4.2%	544
Cologne Academy	25	3.8%	665
Chaska Middle School West	19	3.3%	582
Minnetonka West Middle School	40	3.1%	1,287
Central Elementary School	11	2.8%	400
Bluff Creek Elementary School	13	2.7%	479
Chanhassen High School	37	2.7%	1,383
Chaska Middle School East	12	2%	589
Watertown Mayer High School	8	1.6%	499
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School	8	1.6%	513
Central Middle School	3	1.4%	209
Laketown Elementary School	7	1.3%	523
Waconia High School	17	1.3%	1,342
Southview Elementary School	7	1.3%	538
Waconia Middle School	12	1.3%	953
Bayview Elementary School	5	0.9%	535
Central Senior High School	3	0.9%	334
La Academia	4	0.9%	457
Victoria Elementary School	4	0.6%	648
Watertown-Mayer Middle School	1	0.2%	425
Watertown-Mayer Community Learning Center	0	0%	28
SWMetro Independent Study	0	0%	6