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Enrollment
388
High
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270357000165
BAGLEY SECONDARY
1130 MAIN AVE N, BAGLEY, MN 56621 · (218) 694-3120 · Clearwater County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
215 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
22.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
-56 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.6:1
% White
70%
was 70%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BAGLEY SECONDARY
BAGLEY SECONDARY is a mid-sized high school in BAGLEY, Minnesota, operated by BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 388 students in grades 7 through 12.
Within BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 870 students, BAGLEY SECONDARY is one campus in the system.
On demographics, BAGLEY SECONDARY lists that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 15% Native American, 13% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting BAGLEY SECONDARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BAGLEY SECONDARY falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.3%; this one comes in at 19.0%, -16.3 points off the demographic line.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Clearwater County) reports that median household income runs about $64,475, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clearwater County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,330 students), of which BAGLEY SECONDARY is one.
BAGLEY ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BAGLEY SECONDARY ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 444 students in 2018 compared to 388 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for BAGLEY SECONDARY typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clearwater County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,616
Census ACS
Median income
$64,475
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BAGLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 482 students
- BAGLEY ALPHigh
Nearby schools
- BAGLEY ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 482
- CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SECONDARY12.0 mi · 206
- CLEARBROOK-GONVICK ELEMENTARY12.0 mi · 254
- Solway Elementary12.9 mi · 148
- MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY16.4 mi · 340
- FOSSTON SECONDARY16.7 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About BAGLEY SECONDARYHow many students attend BAGLEY SECONDARY?
BAGLEY SECONDARY enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does BAGLEY SECONDARY serve?
BAGLEY SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does BAGLEY SECONDARY have?
BAGLEY SECONDARY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at BAGLEY SECONDARY?
Student demographics at BAGLEY SECONDARY are roughly 70% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is BAGLEY SECONDARY public or private?
BAGLEY SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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