Enrollment
354
High
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270606000247
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY
531 ELMHURST AVE S, BRAHAM, MN 55006 · (320) 396-5199 · Isanti County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
123 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
+38 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 16.7:1
% White
87%
was 96%
% Hispanic
6%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY is a middle-of-the-pack senior high in BRAHAM, Minnesota, overseen by BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 354 students in grades 7 through 12.
Across the 2 schools in BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (783 students total), BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.4%, the actual is 36.4%, a residual of -10.0 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Isanti County put median household income runs about $87,440, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY is one of 24 public schools in Isanti County (combined enrollment of about 6,086 students).
Nearest neighbor: BRAHAM ELEMENTARY, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 354 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 96% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Isanti County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,596
Census ACS
Median income
$87,440
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRAHAM ELEMENTARYElementary · 429 students
Nearby schools
- BRAHAM ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 429
- Cambridge-Isanti High School9.9 mi · 1,582
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Secondary 6-129.9 mi · 88
- C-I Education Center9.9 mi · 3
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Elementary K-59.9 mi · 18
- RUSH CITY SECONDARY9.9 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About BRAHAM AREA SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY?
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY serve?
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY have?
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY?
Student demographics at BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY in?
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY is part of BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.