Enrollment
213
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Bertha, MN
Bertha Secondary
Federal NCES profile for Bertha Secondary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 270543000204
👥 S:T ratio 50
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 15
📋 Attendance 19
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bertha Secondary earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Minnesota median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.
- 28
- Resource Index · Lower
- 12.5:1
- students per teacher
- 37.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 213
- students enrolled
Bertha Secondary has class sizes near the Minnesota median. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist. · Minnesota
NCES ID 270543000204 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.5:1
vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg
-21% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
37.7%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
-12% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bertha Secondary compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bertha Secondary
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Bertha Secondary is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Minnesota schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
The composite reveals a resource-side weakness
Bertha Secondary's free-meal eligibility sits closer to the broad Minnesota middle than to an extreme, but its Resource Investment Index falls near the lower end of scored schools. That makes the composite itself the notable signal rather than student need. Inspecting the underlying factors matters here: a low score can result from thin counselor coverage, limited gifted access, attendance pressure, or heavier classroom staffing, and those are different operational problems.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Bertha Secondary's 32.4% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Bertha Secondary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Bertha, Minnesota, enrolling 213 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 37.7% lands close to the Minnesota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 213 students, its enrollment sits close to the Minnesota median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.
Among 266 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Minnesota schools statewide, it ranks #228, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 13/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 426 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 24.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist., also runs Bertha Elementary (293 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bertha Secondary compares
Bertha Secondary on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.5:1 | ▼ 21% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 37.7% | ▼ 12% | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 213 | top 56% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
213
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
37.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 12% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher
- 21% below state mean
Top 33% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,029
per pupil, district-wide
- below Minnesota avg of $15,919
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 93.4%
Two or More 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.9%
African American 0.5%
Largest group: White at 93.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 12.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 12.5, Bertha Secondary is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist., which includes Bertha Secondary.
$15,029
Per student
-6%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,919
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 14.0%
State 61.5%
Federal 24.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Bertha Secondary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha Elementary | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Bertha Secondary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 293
- Students per teacher
- 15.4:1
- Resource Index
- 32/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~213 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Bertha Secondary
How many students attend Bertha Secondary?
Bertha Secondary has 213 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bertha, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bertha Secondary?
The student-teacher ratio at Bertha Secondary is 12.5:1, which is 21% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bertha Secondary?
37.7% of students at Bertha Secondary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bertha Secondary?
The largest demographic group at Bertha Secondary is White at 93.4% of enrollment, in Bertha, MN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bertha Secondary?
Bertha Secondary has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist.?
Besides Bertha Secondary, Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist. also operates Bertha Elementary (293 students). See the Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist. district page for the complete list.
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