Enrollment
213
High
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 270543000204
Bertha Secondary
310 CENTRAL AVE S, BERTHA, MN 56437 · (218) 924-2500 · Todd County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
96 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 7 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 18% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
23.8%
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 24 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Bertha Secondary
Bertha Secondary's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha Secondary this school | 213 | 45.1% | 30.6% |
| WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY ERSKINE | 211 | 43.1% | 42.8% |
| VERNDALE SECONDARY VERNDALE | 231 | 46.8% | 23.2% |
| SEBEKA SECONDARY SEBEKA | 233 | 48.9% | 37.3% |
| WRENSHALL SECONDARY WRENSHALL | 160 | 43.8% | 37.7% |
| LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY LITTLEFORK | 186 | 41.4% | 31.3% |
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 Bertha Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #297 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #283 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #314 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #329 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #57 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #304 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #154 of 444 |
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
213
-43 (-17%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 213 | 15.9 | 13.4:1 | 45% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 12.5 | 18.1:1 | 57% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 17.5 | 12.6:1 | 55% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 14 | 18.3:1 | 41% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 16.6 | 12.9:1 | 51% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 30 | 6.5:1 | 57% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 60% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 49% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bertha Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (213 to 213); teachers down 4% (16.6 to 15.9).
About Bertha Secondary
Bertha Secondary is a low-enrollment high school found in BERTHA, Minnesota. Grades offered run from 7 through 12, with 213 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students.
BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. counts 2 schools and 506 students, including Bertha Secondary.
At Bertha Secondary, White students make up 93% of the student body. It is also 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Bertha Secondary comes in at 13%.
The count of teachers at Bertha Secondary is 15.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.4:1. Among high schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 16.3:1. The school counts 96 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 45%. That rate is below the 56% average among public schools in Todd County.
Bertha Secondary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Bertha Secondary are 10.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.6% actual, 40.8% predicted).
Bertha Secondary is located in Todd County, where median household income is about $67,662, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Bertha Secondary is one of 13 public schools in Todd County, which together enroll about 2,957 students.
The school nearest to Bertha Secondary is Bertha Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within ten miles of Bertha Secondary, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Bertha Secondary is 3rd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The student count in 2024-25 was 213, 17% below the 256 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 18.3 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Todd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,575
Census ACS
Median income
$67,662
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- Bertha ElementaryElementary · 293 students
Other schools in BERTHA
- Bertha ElementaryElementary · 293 students
- FED Bertha-Hewitt Credit RecoveryElementary
Nearby schools
- Bertha Elementary0.0 mi · 293
- VERNDALE SECONDARY9.2 mi · 231
- VERNDALE ELEMENTARY9.2 mi · 253
- White Pine Academy11.3 mi · 11
- LEAF RIVER ACADEMY11.3 mi · 15
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION11.3 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About Bertha SecondaryHow large is Bertha Secondary?
Bertha Secondary enrolls approximately 213 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Bertha Secondary serve?
Bertha Secondary serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Bertha Secondary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Bertha Secondary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bertha Secondary?
At Bertha Secondary, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bertha Secondary in?
Bertha Secondary is part of BERTHA-HEWITT PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
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