Big Lake Online 6-12

Big Lake Online 6-12 operates as a micro-enrollment secondary school in BIG LAKE, Minnesota, overseen by BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 118 students spanning grades 6 through 12. That puts it 68% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,190 students; Big Lake Online 6-12 is among them.

On the student-mix side, Big Lake Online 6-12 shows that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Big Lake Online 6-12 has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 140.5:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sherburne County (around 29%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sherburne County) logs that median household income runs about $105,466, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Big Lake Online 6-12 is one of 45 public schools in Sherburne County (combined enrollment of about 16,306 students).

Nearest neighbor: Big Lake Online K-5, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Big Lake Online 6-12.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Big Lake Online 6-12 delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.