"Number of 9th Students Reporting Higher Levels of Educational Engagement, All Available Years: by Region" ,,2013,2016,2019 Minnesota,9th,75.5%,79.3%,"15,912.0" East Central,9th,74.4%,78.9%,"2,159.0" Metro,9th,"8,583.0","9,476.0","8,580.0" Non-Metro,9th,73.8%,78.1%,"7,332.0" Northwest,9th,725.0,621.0,575.0 Northeast,9th,72.2%,73.8%,826.0 Southeast,9th,75.2%,79.9%,"1,283.0" Southwest,9th,"1,486.0","1,329.0","1,425.0" West Central,9th,927.0,849.0,"1,064.0" Total,9th,,, Sources: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) SUMN Web Site: http://sumn.org