Bertha Secondary

Bertha Secondary operates as a close-knit senior high in BERTHA, Minnesota, one of the schools within BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. Current enrollment sits at 213 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 43% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 506 students. Bertha Secondary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bertha Secondary lists that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest reads as 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Todd County's rate of about 56%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bertha Secondary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Todd County put median household earnings sit near $67,662, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Todd County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,957 students), Bertha Secondary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bertha Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Bertha Secondary comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.3%.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 213 students in 2018 compared to 213 in 2025.

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