High Schools in Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools

Summary:

The Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools district in Minnesota operates two high schools: Cass Lake-Bena Secondary and Cass Lake-Bena Area Learning Cntr. Both schools face significant challenges, with low academic performance, high poverty levels, and consistent struggles across the district.

Neither school stands out as a clear standout, with both ranked in the bottom 10% of Minnesota high schools. Graduation rates and dropout rates are similar at 84.2% and 4.4%, respectively, for both schools. Proficiency rates on state assessments are alarmingly low, with only 2.08% of 11th-grade students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. The high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, over 79% and 85%, indicate that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The consistent challenges across the two high schools suggest that the issues faced by the Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools district are systemic. Targeted interventions and comprehensive strategies will be necessary to improve academic outcomes, address high poverty levels, and provide a more equitable education for all students in the district.

District Detail

208 Central Ave NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633-0004

(218) 335-2204

SchoolDigger Rank:
428^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,119

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)		MCA-III Reading (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Cass Lake-Bena Secondary	Public	9-12	15308 State 371 NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2203	263	22	11.7	75.7%	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	243 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7.8	428^th of 450 public high schools	4.9%		12	425^th of 480 public high schools	11.5%	3	2.1	2.1	19.6	19.6	$25,363
Cass Lake-Bena Area Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	208 Central Ave NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 335-2204	94	8	11.9	79.8%	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	447^th of 450 public high schools	0.7%		10.9	433^rd of 480 public high schools	9.8%	14	0.0	0.0	7.7	5.0	$21,734

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bemidji Public School District	12.55 mi	15
Laporte Public School District	13.77 mi	3	344^th
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School	13.93 mi	1
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn	15.25 mi	1	363^rd
North Country Vocational Coop. Center	15.27 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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