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Schools in Guthrie Township

Guthrie Township’s public schools

Bemidji Public School District and Laporte Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Guthrie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/10schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Bemidji Public
Students per teacher
14.3
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
4,124 students on the public path
In brief

Guthrie Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Guthrie Township’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lincoln Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Laporte Middle School lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Guthrie Township, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Bemidji Senior High and Laporte Secondary. 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 Guthrie Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–36 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bemidji Public School District.

Two districts serve Guthrie Township

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

Bemidji Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 4,722 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,715MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Laporte Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 332 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,826MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bemidji Public School District49%
State average 51.1% · 2299 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bemidji Public School District45%
State average 44.8% · 2211 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Laporte Public School District37%
State average 51.1% · 173 students tested
Math · PK–12, Laporte Public School District22%
State average 44.8% · 166 students tested

Guthrie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Guthrie Township—Bemidji Public PK–12 · Laporte Public PK–12
Schoolcraft—Laporte Public PK–12 · Bemidji Public PK–12
Hendrickson—Laporte Public
Hart Lake—Bemidji Public PK–12 · Laporte Public PK–12
HelgaB−Bemidji Public

3 of the 4 neighbors share Laporte Public with Guthrie Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Guthrie Township

10 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 Guthrie Townshipin other towns
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
A
320 students14:1Rate it →
Horace May Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
C+
300 students12:1Rate it →
Northern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
B+
282 students14:1Rate it →
J.W. Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bemidji
B−
238 students12:1Rate it →
Solway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Solway
B
148 students13:1Rate it →
Laporte Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laporte
C−
146 students8:1Rate it →
Bemidji Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bemidji
C+
967 students16:1Rate it →
Laporte Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laporte
C−
80 students11:1Rate it →
Bemidji Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bemidji
A−
1,537 students20:1Rate it →
Laporte Secondary
High · Grades 9–12 · Laporte
C−
106 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Guthrie Township’s schools

Are Guthrie Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Guthrie Township. Bemidji Public School District and Laporte Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Guthrie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Guthrie Township in?

Bemidji Public School District and Laporte Public School District.

Where do Guthrie Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Bemidji Senior High and Laporte Secondary.

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What Guthrie Township families are saying about school.

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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.