Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Cass Lake, Minnesota
Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. in Cass Lake, Minnesota enrolled 94 students in 2024-25 with 7.9 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 21-39% (Minnesota: 83.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
99 students in 2022-23, 98 students in 2023-24, 94 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.2 to 7.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 99 | 8.2 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 8.4 | 11.7 |
| 2024-25 | 94 | 7.9 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Minnesota high schools
Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 81 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. enrolled 81 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 81 of the 81 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
95.7% of students were American Indian, 4.3% White in 2024-25.
- American Indian95.7%
- White4.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% or less | 22% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 15% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
21-39% of the 28 students in Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 21‑39% | 50‑54% | 83.3% |
| Students in the class | 28 | 87 | 69,945 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Cass Lake
2 public high schools in Cass Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Lake-Bena Secondary | 263 | 11.7 | 68.1% |
| Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. | 94 | 12.0 | 74.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.
- Cass Lake-Bena SecondaryThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 263 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Lakeside Learning CenterThe next nearest public high school, 15 miles away: 7 students, 5.0 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. with Cass Lake-Bena SecondaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools spends per student$22,906 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,906
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaCass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. is the number 474 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#474 of 781
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.
How many students attend Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.?
94 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 99 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cass Lake, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. a Title I school?
Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. do on state tests?
The students tested at Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.?
21-39% of the 28 students in Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr. in?
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools, NCES district ID 2708070. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270807002234 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.