Enrollment
246
High
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271191000583
FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY
210 S MILL ST, FERTILE, MN 56540 · (218) 945-6953 · Polk County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test 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
17.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
75 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 18% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY
FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY this school | 246 | 30.5% | 37.0% |
| HOUSTON SECONDARY HOUSTON | 234 | 31.2% | 25.2% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH HARMONY | 264 | 30.3% | 29.2% |
| WABASSO SECONDARY WABASSO | 237 | 32.5% | 48.7% |
| MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY MOOSE LAKE | 276 | 28.6% | 40.5% |
| ALDEN-CONGER SECONDARY ALDEN | 215 | 29.8% | 46.2% |
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 FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #218 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #150 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #235 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #297 of 764 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #180 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #305 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #286 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.3% | #53 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
246
+13 (+6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 246 | 14.2 | 17.3:1 | 30% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 13.8 | 17.5:1 | 35% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 14.1 | 17.4:1 | 37% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 23% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | 25% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 31% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 37% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 34% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 16 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (208 to 246); teachers down 11% (16 to 14.2).
About FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY
FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY is a low-enrollment high school serving families in FERTILE, Minnesota. The school covers grades 7 through 12 and reported 246 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 34% below the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 495 students.
A large majority of enrollment at FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY is White, at 94%. The school is also 4% multiracial. The diversity index for FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY reports a ratio of 17.3 students per teacher, from 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 1.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY, 30% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 43% average for public schools in Polk County is 13 points higher.
Among Minnesota public high schools, FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY is 11.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.0% actual, 48.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In the wider Polk County area, the median household earns about $73,107 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY shares Polk County with 19 other public schools.
FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY as Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 246, from 233 in 2020-21.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,705
Census ACS
Median income
$73,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARYElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 249
- WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY16.8 mi · 211
- WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY16.8 mi · 247
- NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY18.8 mi · 95
- NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY18.8 mi · 71
- Ada-Borup-West Elementary19.9 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY?
FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY serve?
FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY.
How diverse is FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY?
FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY?
FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY is overseen by FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT in Polk County.
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