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Bemidji Public School District
A public school district in Bemidji, Minnesota, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,722
- Students enrolled
- 326.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 778.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,202
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,722 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,028th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 42nd of 535 in Minnesota. Larger than 88% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,202 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 46% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bemidji Public School District spent $15,715 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,896 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,715 | $75.6 million | 4,812 |
| FY2023 | $15,202 | $73.5 million | 4,836 |
| FY2022 | $14,614 | $71.2 million | 4,874 |
| FY2021 | $14,205 | $70.6 million | 4,971 |
| FY2020 | $13,176 | $69.7 million | 5,290 |
| FY2019 | $13,222 | $69.2 million | 5,230 |
| FY2018 | $12,568 | $65.7 million | 5,231 |
| FY2017 | $12,080 | $63.1 million | 5,223 |
| FY2016 | $11,508 | $59.8 million | 5,194 |
| FY2015 | $11,696 | $60.2 million | 5,147 |
| FY2014 | $11,029 | $57.1 million | 5,173 |
| FY2013 | $10,564 | $54.6 million | 5,164 |
| FY2012 | $10,376 | $52.8 million | 5,088 |
| FY2011 | $9,847 | $49.8 million | 5,061 |
| FY2010 | $10,851 | $53.3 million | 4,914 |
| FY2009 | $10,361 | $49.5 million | 4,775 |
| FY2008 | $10,239 | $49.4 million | 4,821 |
| FY2007 | $9,730 | $47.2 million | 4,847 |
| FY2006 | $9,496 | $45.9 million | 4,838 |
| FY2005 | $8,896 | $43.8 million | 4,923 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $12.9 million | 15.1% |
| State | $56.6 million | 66.1% |
| Local | $16.2 million | 18.9% |
| Total | $85.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
15 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bemidji Area Learning Center | 0 |
| Bemidji Middle | 967 |
| Bemidji Middle ALP | 1 |
| Bemidji Senior High | 1,537 |
| Bemidji Senior Lumberjack ALC | 85 |
| First City School | 48 |
| Gene Dillon Elementary School | 667 |
| Horace May Elementary | 300 |
| J.W. Smith Elementary | 238 |
| Lakeside Learning Center | 7 |
| Lincoln Elementary | 320 |
| Northern Elementary | 282 |
| Oshki Manidoo Center | 4 |
| Paul Bunyan Center | 118 |
| Solway Elementary | 148 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2704440
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Minnesota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Minnesota — A to Z, each with its page.
- Minnesota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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