Total enrollment
5,301
-345 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
22 schools in Bemidji
Minnesota · Public K-12
Bemidji's public-school count of 22 reflects a system enrolling about 5,301 students inside Minnesota, broken out as 9 elementary, 4 middle, and 7 high.
7-year change in Bemidji
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
+1 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn | Elementary | KG-08 | 133 |
| Bemidji Area Learning Center | High | 05-12 | 0 |
| Bemidji Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 967 |
| Bemidji Middle ALP | Middle | 06-08 | 1 |
| BEMIDJI REGIONAL INTERDIST. COUNCIL | Elementary | PK-PK | 22 |
| Bemidji Senior High | High | 09-12 | 1,537 |
| Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC | High | 09-12 | 85 |
| First City School | Combined | 03-12 | 48 |
| Gene Dillon Elementary School | Elementary | 04-05 | 667 |
| Horace May Elementary | Elementary | PK-03 | 300 |
| J.W. Smith Elementary | Elementary | PK-03 | 238 |
| Lakeside Learning Center | High | 06-12 | 7 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Elementary | PK-03 | 320 |
| NORTH COUNTRY VOC. COOP. CTR. | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Northern Elementary | Elementary | PK-03 | 282 |
| Oshki Manidoo Center | High | 07-12 | 4 |
| Paul Bunyan Center | Elementary | PK-PK | 118 |
| Schoolcraft Learning Community | Elementary | KG-08 | 192 |
| Trek North Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 109 |
| TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 144 |
| Voyageurs Expeditionary MS | Middle | 06-08 | 44 |
| Voyageurs Expeditionary School | High | 09-12 | 83 |
About Bemidji
Across Bemidji, Minnesota, 22 public schools educates about 5,301 students between them.
In terms of grade levels, the city is built around 9 elementary, 4 middle, 7 high, and 2 other.
Schools in Bemidji average about 241 students each, 32% noticeably below the Minnesota norm.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 6%: 5,646 students in SY 2017-18 versus 5,301 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Bemidji gained 1 school, going from 19 to 20.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Bemidji discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.