Becker Public School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Becker, Becker, Palmer, Santiago and Clear Lake, and parts of Clear Lake.

At a glance

2,877Students enrolled

5Schools

5Towns served

$13,615Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

20%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BeckerBeckerSantiago

Grades PK–3

BECKER PRIMARY672 students · BeckerThis district

Grades 4–5

BECKER PRIMARY or BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

BECKER MIDDLE656 students · BeckerThis district

Grades 9–12

BECKER SENIOR HIGH881 students · BeckerThis district

Grades PK–3

BECKER PRIMARY672 students · BeckerThis district

Grades 4–5

BECKER PRIMARY or BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

BECKER MIDDLE656 students · BeckerThis district

Grades 9–12

BECKER SENIOR HIGH881 students · BeckerThis district

Grades PK–3

BECKER PRIMARY or Princeton Primary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 4–5

Princeton Intermediate School or BECKER PRIMARY or BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressPrinceton Public School District

Grades 6–8

Princeton Middle School or BECKER MIDDLEDepends on your addressPrinceton Public School District

Grades 9–12

Princeton High School or BECKER SENIOR HIGHDepends on your addressPrinceton Public School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MN

Math proficiency52%

State average 44.2%

Reading / language arts56%

State average 52.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 84.4%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,615

per student each year · 20% below the MN average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration28%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)33%

State64%

Federal3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,854’20

2,833’21

2,863’22

2,847’23

2,877’24

Students

White · 91%2,604

Two or more races · 4%114

Hispanic · 3%88

Black · 1%34

Asian · 1%26

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%11

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Becker5,601 people

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Becker5,034 people

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Palmer2,581 people

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Santiago1,841 people

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Clear Lake1,521 people

Also covers small parts of Clear Lake.

Schools5 in district

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BECKER PRIMARYElementary · Grades PK–3 · 672 students · Becker

Public 📚

BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades 3–5 · 644 students · Becker

B+Public 📚

BECKER MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 656 students · Becker

B+Public 🏫

BECKER SENIOR HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 881 students · Becker

B+Public 🏫

BECKER ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · Grades 9–12 · 24 students · Becker

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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St. Cloud Public School DistrictClearwater · Clearwater · Haven + 2 more · $17,140 per student

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Monticello Public School DistrictMonticello · Monticello · Silver Creek · $16,758 per student

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Annandale Public School DistrictClearwater · Lynden · $14,067 per student

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Big Lake Public School DistrictBig Lake · Orrock · $14,099 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.