Blaine High School

Located at 12555 UNIVERSITY AVE NE, in BLAINE, Minnesota, Blaine High School is a substantial high school that works with 3,157 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Anoka-Hennepin School District. Enrollment runs roughly 751% larger than the state mean of about 371.

Within Anoka-Hennepin School District, which oversees 53 schools and 38,746 students, Blaine High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Blaine High School reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 17% Black, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, Blaine High School shows 155 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Anoka County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Blaine High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.5%, the actual is 52.3%, a residual of +5.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Anoka County) records that median household earnings sit near $101,869, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Blaine High School is one of 145 public schools in Anoka County (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students).

Nearest neighbor: Roosevelt Middle, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blaine High School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 46.0%.

Blaine High School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 2,886 students in 2018 compared to 3,157 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 74% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.