📍 3795 Division St W, Bemidji, Beltrami County, 56601
Gene Dillon Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bemidji, Beltrami County. The school has 695 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bemidji Public School District school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gene Dillon Elementary School enrolls 695 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 25% American Indian or Alaska Native and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 476 | 68% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 171 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 695 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 299 qualify for free lunch and 58 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gene Dillon Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 2.
Gene Dillon Elementary School 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 695 students, Gene Dillon Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 315 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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