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Bemidji Public School District Schools
Bemidji Public School District is a public school district in Minnesota, based in Beltrami County (Bemidji). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bemidji Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bemidji Public School District
9 of 12 schools in Bemidji Public School District carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 6C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Bemidji Public School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Lincoln Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Bemidji Senior High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Northern Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Gene Dillon Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Jw Smith Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Solway Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Bemidji Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C+ Horace May Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alc (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Bemidji Public School District
High schools (1)
- B+ Bemidji Senior High, Bemidji
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B- Bemidji Middle, Bemidji
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- B+ Gene Dillon Elementary School, Bemidji
- C+ Horace May Elementary, Bemidji
- B- Jw Smith Elementary, Bemidji
- A Lincoln Elementary, Bemidji
- B+ Northern Elementary, Bemidji
- B- Solway Elementary, Solway
Other schools and academies (4)
- Bemidji Area Learning Center, Bemidji
- D+ Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alc, Bemidji
- Lakeside Learning Center, Bemidji
- Oshki Manidoo Center, Bemidji
Where Bemidji Public School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Minnesota
- County: Beltrami County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,812 students with 333 full-time-equivalent teachers and 787 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2704440
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Laporte Public School District (3 schools, 21 mi)
- Bagley Public School District (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Red Lake Public School District (8 schools, 27 mi)
- Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools (4 schools, 28 mi)
- Park Rapids Public School District (7 schools, 35 mi)
- Mahnomen Public School District (3 schools, 44 mi)
- Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools (4 schools, 48 mi)
- Deer River Public School District (4 schools, 51 mi)
Questions about Bemidji Public School District
How many schools are in Bemidji Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Bemidji Public School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bemidji Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bemidji, Solway.
How good are the schools in Bemidji Public School District?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 44.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41.2%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bemidji Public School District?
4,812 students were enrolled in Bemidji Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bemidji Public School District?
Bemidji Public School District is in Minnesota, based in Beltrami County, with its district office in Bemidji. Its boundary covers about 746 sq mi.