Bertha Elementary

Set in BERTHA, Minnesota, Bertha Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school, part of BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. It hosts 293 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Bertha Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., a district that enrolls 506 students overall.

Demographically, Bertha Elementary reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. By comparison, Todd County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bertha Elementary shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Bertha Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bertha Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.5%, the actual is 46.3%, a residual of +8.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Todd County put median household income runs about $67,662, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Todd County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,957 students), of which Bertha Elementary is one.

Bertha Secondary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bertha Elementary at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 32.0%.

Bertha Elementary operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 11%: 265 students in 2018 compared to 293 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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