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Schools in Bena

Bena’s public schools

Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bena. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
52%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.2K
▲ 36% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,025 students on the public path
In brief

Bena’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bena’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Cass Lake-Bena Elementary places highest (better than 20%); Cass Lake-Bena Middle School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bena, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Cass Lake-Bena Elementaryin Cass LakeC−
5–8Cass Lake-Bena Middle Schoolin Cass LakeD
9–12Cass Lake-Bena Secondaryin Cass LakeC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,119 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$23,168MN $17,091 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 51.1% · 504 students tested
Math15%
State average 44.8% · 505 students tested

Bena vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Bena’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bena—Cass Lake-Bena

Every school in Bena

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Benain other towns
Cass Lake-Bena Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cass Lake
C−
450 students10:1Rate it →
Cass Lake-Bena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cass Lake
D
312 students11:1Rate it →
Cass Lake-Bena Secondary
High · Grades 9–12 · Cass Lake
C−
263 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bena’s schools

Are Bena’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bena. Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bena. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bena in?

Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.

Where do Bena kids go to high school?

Cass Lake-Bena Secondary.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.