Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC

Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC, a minimally staffed four-year high school in BEMIDJI, Minnesota, run under Bemidji Public School District, serves 85 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC sits 77% below that benchmark.

Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC is one of 14 schools operated by Bemidji Public School District, a district that teaches 4,722 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC reports that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest is composed of 33% Native American, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, Beltrami County reports that median household income runs about $68,975, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Beltrami County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,088 students), of which Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC is one.

Bemidji Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC's enrollment has rose 93% since 2018, when it stood at 44 (now 85). Over the same period, the White share grew from 32% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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