Bagley Public School District

202 Bagley Ave Nw
Bagley, MN 56621-9302
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 388 students in Bagley Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Bagley Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,013 Schools
# Students
870 Students
268,599 Students
# Teachers
69 Teachers
17,471 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Bagley Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 514 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MN)
#421 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
25%
46%
30%
51%
24%
41%
85%
84%
(2022-23)
42.9%
27.3%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.48
0.60
% American Indian
17%
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
1%
11%
% Black
n/a
13%
% White
70%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
12%
6%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,862 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,758. The school district revenue/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,738 is less than the state median of $18,479. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
This School District
This State (MN)
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,862
$17,758
Spending / Student
$16,738
$18,479

Best Bagley Public School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Bagley Secondary
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1130 Main Ave N
Bagley, MN 56621
(218) 694-3120
Gr: 7-12 | 388 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 30%

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Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 870 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 30%
  • : 85% (Top 30% in MN)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 25% (Btm 50%)
  • : 30% (Btm 50%)
  • : 24% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

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