FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY

FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY is one of the cozy 9-12 campuss in FERTILE, Minnesota, part of FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 246 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 34% leaner than the state mean of about 371.

Within FERTILE-BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 495 students, FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 30% of students at FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Polk County (around 43%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,107, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Polk County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,075 students), of which FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY has edged up 18%, going from 208 students in 2018 to 246 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.