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Big Lake, MN
Public School Ratings




Big Lake Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Big Lake Public School District details

Big Lake Public School District
501 Minnesota Ave
Big Lake, MN 55309

3,112 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

23 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Big Lake Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Minnesota

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.2% of all MN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
44%
54%
48%
49%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Big Lake Middle School
601 Minnesota Ave
Big Lake, MN, 55309
06-08
Big Lake Senior High School
501 Minnesota Ave
Big Lake, MN, 55309
09-12
Big Lake Online 6-12 School
501 Minnesota Ave
Big Lake, MN, 55309
06-12
Big Lake Online K-5 School
501 Minnesota Ave
Big Lake, MN, 55309
KG-05
Independence Elementary School
701 Minnesota Ave
Big Lake, MN, 55309
03-05
Liberty Elementary School
17901 205 Th Ave N W
Big Lake, MN, 55309
PK-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.3% 66.9%
Black 5.1% 12.5%
Hispanic 8.0% 11.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 7.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 2.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 19.4% 31.4%
Free lunch eligible 13.6% 25.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.8% 5.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,275 $22,312,425 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $327 $1,002,909 2.2%
Staff $437 $1,340,279 2.9%
General Administration $256 $785,152 1.7%
School Administration $498 $1,527,366 3.3%
Operation $952 $2,919,784 6.4%
Transportation $565 $1,732,855 3.8%
Other $242 $742,214 1.6%
Total Support $3,277 $10,050,559 22.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,337 $13,301,579 29.1%
Total Expenditures $14,890 $45,667,630 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,905 $7,755,960,452 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $418 $363,966,570 2.3%
Staff $651 $567,318,922 3.6%
General Administration $433 $377,476,006 2.4%
School Administration $553 $482,069,568 3.1%
Operation $895 $779,165,160 5.0%
Transportation $802 $698,249,966 4.5%
Other $317 $276,455,586 1.8%
Total Support $4,070 $3,544,679,184 22.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,020 $4,372,647,761 27.9%
Total Expenditures $17,995 $15,673,352,758 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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