Enrollment
263
High
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270807000331
CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY
15308 STATE 371 NW, CASS LAKE, MN 56633 · (218) 335-2203 · Cass County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Minnesota public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
11.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
199 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 9 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 27% |
Student demographics
14%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 CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
19.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
2.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 24% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY
CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY's state test result (11.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY this school | 263 | 75.7% | 11.5% |
| MAHNOMEN SECONDARY MAHNOMEN | 312 | 69.9% | 21.0% |
| RED LAKE SECONDARY RED LAKE | 377 | 82.0% | 10.5% |
| Onamia High School ONAMIA | 224 | 81.7% | 17.6% |
| Voyageurs Expeditionary School BEMIDJI | 83 | 81.9% | 17.9% |
| KELLIHER SECONDARY KELLIHER | 143 | 67.1% | 24.1% |
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 CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #390 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.1% | #394 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #387 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #287 of 764 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #16 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #295 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #36 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #76 of 181 | N/A |
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
263
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 263 | 22.4 | 11.7:1 | 76% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 24.6 | 10.3:1 | 79% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 23.5 | 10.9:1 | 77% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 25 | 10.6:1 | 53% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 28.4 | 8.3:1 | 77% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 25 | 8.9:1 | 80% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 212 | 20 | 10.6:1 | 66% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 46% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (237 to 263); teachers down 21% (28.4 to 22.4).
About CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY
This page covers CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY, a low-enrollment high school in CASS LAKE, Minnesota. It reported 263 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Minnesota have about 371 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 4 schools with a combined 1,119 students. CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY is one of them.
Native American students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 11.7:1 is based on 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cass County average 61%.
CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Minnesota public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 11.5%, is 12.9 points below the 24.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cass County show that the median household earns about $68,874 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Cass County, 21 public schools serve about 4,570 students.
About 0.1 miles separate CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY from the closest public school, Cass Lake-Bena Middle School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY had 265 students in 2020-21 and 263 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.6:1 to 11.7:1.
This page collects posts and questions about CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,992
Census ACS
Median income
$68,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,570 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARYElementary · 450 students
- Cass Lake-Bena Middle SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- CASS LAKE-BENA AREA LRNG. CNTR.High · 94 students
Other schools in CASS LAKE
- CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARYElementary · 450 students
- Cass Lake-Bena Middle SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- CASS LAKE-BENA AREA LRNG. CNTR.High · 94 students
Nearby schools
- Cass Lake-Bena Middle School0.1 mi · 312
- CASS LAKE-BENA AREA LRNG. CNTR.1.7 mi · 94
- CASS LAKE-BENA ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 450
- Laporte Middle School12.0 mi · 80
- Laporte Secondary12.0 mi · 106
- Laporte Elementary12.0 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY?
CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY enrolls approximately 263 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY serve?
CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY is approximately 11.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY?
At CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 6% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY public or private?
CASS LAKE-BENA SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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