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Enrollment
1,537
High
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270444000190
Bemidji Senior High
2900 DIVISION ST W, BEMIDJI, MN 56601 · (218) 444-1600 · Beltrami County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,537 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Minnesota public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
514 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 406 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 395 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 389 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 347 | 23% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bemidji Senior High
Bemidji Senior High's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji Senior High this school | 1,537 | 33.4% | 35.6% |
| GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH GRAND RAPIDS | 1,091 | 35.8% | 43.8% |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High SAUK RAPIDS | 1,319 | 29.6% | 38.2% |
| Cambridge-Isanti High School CAMBRIDGE | 1,582 | 30.3% | 42.3% |
| BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH BRAINERD | 1,805 | 31.5% | 41.4% |
| Rock Ridge High School VIRGINIA | 1,048 | 30.2% | 34.0% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bemidji Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Beltrami County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #237 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #156 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #308 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,537 | #54 of 764 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #266 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #136 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #250 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #95 of 181 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,537
+82 (+6%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,424
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,537 | 77.6 | 19.8:1 | 33% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 1,516 | 76.9 | 19.7:1 | 36% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 1,432 | 73.4 | 19.5:1 | 39% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 1,455 | 74 | 19.7:1 | 28% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 1,413 | 74.1 | 19.1:1 | 37% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 1,405 | 72 | 19.5:1 | 37% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 1,367 | 70 | 19.5:1 | 41% (555) |
| 2000-01 | 1,702 | 96 | 17.7:1 | 23% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 1,424 | 74 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bemidji Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,413 to 1,537); teachers up 5% (74.1 to 77.6).
About Bemidji Senior High
Bemidji Senior High sits in BEMIDJI, Minnesota, and is classified as a high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,537 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Minnesota is roughly 371 students; this school is 314% bigger than that.
Bemidji Senior High is one of 14 schools in Bemidji Public School District, which enrolls 4,722 students in total.
Roughly 73% of students at Bemidji Senior High are White. Other groups include 21% Native American and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 71% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Bemidji Senior High is 77.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.8:1. That is higher than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. The school counts 514 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 33%. Across public schools in Beltrami County, the average is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Bemidji Senior High is C. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.1%.
Beltrami County has these Census figures: the median household income is $68,975, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Beltrami County is home to 38 public schools and about 8,088 public school students.
Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Bemidji Senior High, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Bemidji Senior High as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Bemidji Senior High climbed 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,455 to 1,537 students.
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Beltrami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,512
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,088 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bemidji Public School District
- Bemidji MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- Gene Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 320 students
- Horace May ElementaryElementary · 300 students
- Northern ElementaryElementary · 282 students
- J.W. Smith ElementaryElementary · 238 students
Other schools in BEMIDJI
- Bemidji MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- Gene Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 320 students
- Horace May ElementaryElementary · 300 students
- Northern ElementaryElementary · 282 students
- J.W. Smith ElementaryElementary · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC0.0 mi · 85
- Gene Dillon Elementary School0.7 mi · 667
- BEMIDJI REGIONAL INTERDIST. COUNCIL1.0 mi · 22
- First City School1.2 mi · 48
- Oshki Manidoo Center1.5 mi · 4
- Bemidji Middle ALP1.6 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Bemidji Senior HighHow large is Bemidji Senior High?
Bemidji Senior High enrolls approximately 1,537 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bemidji Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bemidji Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bemidji Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bemidji Senior High is approximately 19.8:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bemidji Senior High?
Student demographics at Bemidji Senior High are roughly 73% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bemidji Senior High public or private?
Bemidji Senior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bemidji Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.