📍 100 Huskie Blvd, Bigfork, Itasca County, 56628
Bigfork Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bigfork, Itasca County. The school has 157 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bigfork Elementary enrolls 157 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7% Two or more races and 6.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 157 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Bigfork Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 6.
Bigfork Elementary is one of 11 schools in GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Minnesota. The district serves 3,972 students district-wide and employs 229 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 157 students, Bigfork Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote