Regular local school district · Sherburne County
Big Lake Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Big Lake Public School District runs 6 public schools with 3,190 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.1 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 3,190
- Teachers (FTE)
- 198
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 701 Minnesota Ave, Big Lake, MN 55309
- Phone
- (763)262-2536
- County
- Sherburne County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2705460
- State district ID
- MN-010727
- Total staff (FTE)
- 407
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 532 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 9.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.1
Minnesota15.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,981), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $46.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.8 million
- State revenue
- $30.4 million
- Local revenue
- $13.2 million
- Total spending
- $49.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,517
- Salaries
- $22.4 million45.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $48.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 6.0%
- State: 65.5%
- Local: 28.5%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,517
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Big Lake Public School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Big Lake Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 632 | 15.4 |
| Big Lake Online 6-12 | High | 6 to 12 | 118 | |
| Big Lake Online K-5 | Elementary | K to 5 | 24 | |
| Big Lake Senior High | High | 9 to 12 | 902 | 20.0 |
| Independence Elementary | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 758 | 15.5 |
| Liberty Elementary | Elementary | PK to 2 | 756 | 13.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Sherburne County
- Elk River Public School District 14,577 students
- Becker Public School District 2,877 students
- Spectrum High School 940 students
- Three Rivers Montessori School 119 students
More in Minnesota
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.