📍 501 Minnesota Ave, Big Lake, Sherburne County, 55309
Big Lake Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Big Lake, Sherburne County. The school has 899 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Lake Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Lake Senior High enrolls 899 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 710 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 899 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 qualify for free lunch and 74 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.
Big Lake Senior High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-60, state senate district 30.
Big Lake Senior High is one of 6 schools in BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BIG LAKE, Minnesota. The district serves 3,190 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 899 students, Big Lake Senior High is larger than the district average of about 532 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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