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
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Minnesota public high schools
- C+Test 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 14% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 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 →
Schools most like BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY this school | 354 | 34.7% | 36.4% |
| RTR Secondary School TYLER | 380 | 35.3% | 41.8% |
| Jackson County Central Senior High JACKSON | 332 | 35.2% | 45.9% |
| NRHEG SECONDARY NEW RICHLAND | 408 | 36.8% | 33.6% |
| Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. BELGRADE | 316 | 34.5% | 35.8% |
| Lake Park Audubon High School LAKE PARK | 388 | 32.5% | 32.8% |
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 BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #228 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #245 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #215 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #230 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #273 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #220 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #240 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #75 of 181 |
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
354
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 354 | 17.7 | 20.0:1 | 35% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 18.1 | 19.9:1 | 38% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 17.6 | 19.6:1 | 45% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 14 | 24.1:1 | 28% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 18.9 | 16.7:1 | 38% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 43% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 47% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 25% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 26 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (316 to 354); teachers down 6% (18.9 to 17.7).
About BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY serves students in BRAHAM, Minnesota, as a mid-sized high school. It teaches 354 students in grades 7 through 12.
BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY, has 2 schools and 783 students.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. The school has 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. In all, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Isanti County is close, at 35%.
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Minnesota public high schools.
Test results at BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY are 10.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.4% actual, 46.4% predicted).
In Isanti County, median household income comes to about $87,440, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Isanti County counts 24 public schools with about 6,086 students.
About 0.2 miles separate BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY from the closest public school, BRAHAM ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.5%; BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY's is 36.4%, ranking 5th of 5.
BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 354, from 338 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 20.0 students per teacher, compared with 24.1 in 2020-21.
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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
- C-I Education Center9.9 mi · 3
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Secondary 6-129.9 mi · 88
- 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.
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