Bemidji Middle

Set in BEMIDJI, Minnesota, Bemidji Middle is a high-enrollment middle school, operated by Bemidji Public School District. It works with 967 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 95% above typical.

Bemidji Public School District comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 4,722 students; Bemidji Middle is among them.

On demographics, Bemidji Middle lists that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Native American, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Beltrami County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bemidji Middle has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Beltrami County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bemidji Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.5%; this one delivers 42.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Beltrami County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,975 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Bemidji Middle is one of 38 public schools in Beltrami County (combined enrollment of about 8,088 students).

The closest other public school is Bemidji Middle ALP, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bemidji Middle comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bemidji Middle has edged down 8%, going from 1,053 students in 2018 to 967 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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