📍 3300 Gillett Dr Nw, Bemidji, Beltrami County, 56601
Paul Bunyan Center is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Bemidji, Beltrami County. The school has 96 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bemidji Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K in a small-town setting. The school employs 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1.
Paul Bunyan Center enrolls 96 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 34% American Indian or Alaska Native and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 48 | 50% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 96 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 54 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paul Bunyan Center is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-80, state senate district 5.
Paul Bunyan Center is one of 15 schools in Bemidji Public School District, based in BEMIDJI, Minnesota. The district serves 4,722 students district-wide and employs 328 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 96 students, Paul Bunyan Center is smaller than the district average of about 315 students per school.
Setting: Town - Remote