Total enrollment
5,301
-97 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
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.
4-year change in Bemidji
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
15,569
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
5,301
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
22
public K-12
| 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 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 5,398 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,301 in SY 2024-25.
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.