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Bemidji Public School District

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Bemidji Public School District is located in north Minnesota. Bemidji Public School District has 748.48 square miles of land area and 76.75 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bemidji Public School District population is 37,683. Bemidji Public School District median household income is $48,204 in 2010-2014. Bemidji Public School District median house value is $155,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Bemidji Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (178 out of 321, bottom 45%) Elementary/Middle School: (230 out of 332, bottom 31%)* Rank: #217
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	15
Population	37,683 (2010-2014), rank #36
Population Growth	6.24% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	45.66/sq mi, rank #119
Median Household Income:	$48,204 at 2010-2014—2.98% increase since 2005-2009, rank #238
Median House Price:	$155,600 at 2010-2014—3.87% increase since 2005-2009, rank #151
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	748.48 sq mi, rank #10
Water Area:	76.75 sq mi (9.30%), rank #12
State:	Minnesota
County:	Hubbard County, Beltrami County
City:	Laporte, Bemidji, Solway, Cass Lake, Wilton, Turtle River, Hines, Leonard, Shevlin, Puposky, Tenstrike
Zip:	56461, 56601, 56678, 56633, 56687, 56647, 56652, 56676, 56667, 56683
Area:	Bemidji, MN;Brainerd, MN

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Bemidji Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

502 Minnesota Ave Nw

Bemidji MN, 56601, Beltrami County

Phone: 218-333-3100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	5,173	5,164	5,088	5,061	4,914	4,775	4,821
English Language Learner Students:	10	13	12	5	4	2	10
Total Teachers:	342.98	338.12	336.73	328.62	321.07	330.50	338.00
Prekindergarten:	13.64	12.74	13.50	11.51	12.00	10.50	10.80
Kindergarten:	23.90	21.82	20.34	19.16	19.13	20.20	18.10
Elementary:	159.61	156.11	153.71	151.49	145.76	148.90	149.60
Secondary:	138.79	138.72	141.75	139.11	137.09	143.00	151.70
Ungraded:	7.04	8.73	7.43	7.35	7.09	7.90	7.80
Total Other Staff:	415.64	405.11	407.67	392.44	382.45	395.10	382.00
Instructional Aides:	123.04	120.98	124.06	117.26	106.26	111.50	103.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.03	1.57	1.30	1.90	3.60	3.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.40	3.00	3.00	3.20	3.20	4.20	4.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.40	3.00	3.00	3.20	3.20	4.20	4.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.20	5.00	6.50	5.50	5.50	6.90	5.80
Library/Media Support:	5.55	5.55	4.24	4.99	4.02	5.90	6.90
District Administrators:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
District Administrative Support:	22.11	22.01	20.63	20.63	21.28	22.30	20.80
School Administrators:	11.99	10.99	10.99	10.99	11.01	11.50	11.50
School Administrative Support:	22.16	21.16	22.16	20.76	20.88	20.90	20.30
Student Support Services:	79.26	77.38	78.58	75.40	75.62	72.70	68.00
Other Support Services:	130.93	128.01	126.94	123.41	123.78	126.60	127.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.08	15.27	15.11	15.40	15.31	14.45	14.26

Schools

Bemidji Area Learning Center	Kindergarten to Grade 12	505 Paul Bunyan Dr Nw, Bemidji MN 56601
Bemidji Bylaw	Grade 6 to Grade 12	502 Minnesota Ave, Bemidji MN 56601
Bemidji Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1910 Middle School Ave Nw, Bemidji MN 56601
Bemidji Middle Alp	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1910 Middle School Ave Nw, Bemidji MN 56601
Bemidji Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2900 Division St West, Bemidji MN 56601
Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alc	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2900 Division St West, Bemidji MN 56601
Central Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	815 Beltrami Ave, Bemidji MN 56601
First City School	Grade 3 to Grade 12	1230 5th St Nw, Bemidji MN 56601
Horace May Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4415 Washington Ave Sw, Bemidji MN 56601
J.W. Smith Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1712 America Ave, Bemidji MN 56601
Lincoln Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1617 5th St Ne, Bemidji MN 56601
Northern Elementary	Grade 1 to Grade 6	8711 Irvine Ave Nw, Bemidji MN 56601
Oshki Manidoo Center	Grade 7 to Grade 12	1741 15th St Nw, Bemidji MN 56601
Paul Bunyan Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	3300 Gillett Dr Nw, Bemidji MN 56601
Solway Elementary	Grade 1 to Grade 5	159 Lomen Ave Ne, Solway MN 56678

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	49.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.1%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.2%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.7%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.6%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	27.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	34.5%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	39.5%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	45.9%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	46.4%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67.7%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.1%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.8%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.2%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.1%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75.7%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.8%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.8%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.5%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.4%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68.5%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	49.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58.7%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41.8%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37.4%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.3%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	51.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	48.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	51.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	47.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65.2%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.3%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	49.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56.7%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.2%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.9%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.9%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	55%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58.7%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58.9%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.4%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.4%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	42.8%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	54.7%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	45.5%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.7%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.6%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.8%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.9%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.4%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.1%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.4%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	89%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.5%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	86.1%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	62.2%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.4%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.8%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.8%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	55.6%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.8%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.1%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48.6%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	45.6%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.6%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.6%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.8%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52.1%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52.8%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.6%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.6%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.8%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.4%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50.6%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.7%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.6%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.4%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.8%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.4%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	32.3%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	47.8%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$62,085,000	$12,202		$61,320,000	$12,116		$60,302,000	$12,271
Federal:	$6,100,000	$1,199	9.8%	$5,856,000	$1,157	9.5%	$8,894,000	$1,810	14.7%
State:	$44,134,000	$8,674	71.1%	$40,810,000	$8,064	66.6%	$39,147,000	$7,966	64.9%
Local:	$11,851,000	$2,329	19.1%	$14,654,000	$2,895	23.9%	$12,261,000	$2,495	20.3%
Total Expenditures:	$58,943,000	$11,585		$55,457,000	$10,958		$59,267,000	$12,061
Total Current Expenditures:	$52,792,000	$10,376		$49,834,000	$9,847		$53,323,000	$10,851
Instructional Expenditures:	$35,024,000	$6,884	66.3%	$32,862,000	$6,493	65.9%	$35,869,000	$7,299	67.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,764,000	$543	5.2%	$2,583,000	$510	5.2%	$2,947,000	$600	5.5%
Administration:	$3,704,000	$728	7.0%	$3,498,000	$691	7.0%	$3,723,000	$758	7.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$11,300,000	$2,221	21.4%	$10,891,000	$2,152	21.9%	$10,784,000	$2,195	20.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,913,000	$573		$2,324,000	$459		$2,741,000	$558
Construction:	$1,281,000	$252		$859,000	$170		$1,207,000	$246
Total Other:	$1,823,000	$358		$1,814,000	$358		$1,638,000	$333
Interest on Debt:	$1,079,000	$212		$1,211,000	$239		$1,270,000	$258

Total Salary:	$34,208,000	$6,723		$32,839,000	$6,489		$31,973,000	$6,507
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$24,067,000	$4,730	70.4%	$22,952,000	$4,535	69.9%	$22,318,000	$4,542	69.8%
Other Salary:	$10,141,000	$1,993	29.6%	$9,887,000	$1,954	30.1%	$9,655,000	$1,965	30.2%
Total Benefit:	$11,174,000	$2,196		$10,233,000	$2,022		$14,487,000	$2,948
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,699,000	$1,513	68.9%	$7,003,000	$1,384	68.4%	$10,610,000	$2,159	73.2%
Other Benefit:	$3,475,000	$683	31.1%	$3,230,000	$638	31.6%	$3,877,000	$789	26.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	49.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	13.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	14.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	40.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	23.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	8.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,901.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,570.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$42,263.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$52,511.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$56,575.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$58,155.0

* Bemidji Public School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.