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J.w. Smith Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 3

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1712 America Ave
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone
(218) 333-3290
District
BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
BELTRAMI COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
258
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.1% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

J.w. Smith Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
24%
53%
18%
48%
30%
59%
24%
53%
18%
48%
30%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 35 13.6%
Kindergarten 62 24.0%
Grade 1 60 23.3%
Grade 2 52 20.2%
Grade 3 49 19.0%
Total 258 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.2% 69.2% 66.2%
Black 2.1% 1.1% 12.6%
Hispanic 2.1% 2.1% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 65.3% 27.2% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.7% 46.3% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 77.1% 38.6% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 7.8% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 39,383 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 52.8 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.2% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,747 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children 9.0% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.1% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.6% 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.6% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.9% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.1% 8.2%
$15,000 or less 8.0% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,464 $45,542,000 58.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $461 $2,217,000 2.9%
Staff $571 $2,746,000 3.5%
General Administration $283 $1,361,000 1.8%
School Administration $548 $2,636,000 3.4%
Operation $1,360 $6,544,000 8.4%
Transportation $1,045 $5,028,000 6.5%
Other $272 $1,310,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,539 $21,842,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,120 $10,202,000 13.1%
Total Expenditures $16,123 $77,586,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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