Big Lake Online 6-12
BIG LAKE · MN · BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL → Kaleidoscope Charter High School → Wright Technical Center ALC → Saints Academy → Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.P → SNW Transitions Program → Terra Nova School → Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School →How Big Lake Online 6-12 compares for families
What families should know about Big Lake Online 6-12.
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, Kaleidoscope Charter High School, Wright Technical Center ALC and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 118 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ELK RIVER |
Public | 8.0 | 88 | -4.3% |
| Kaleidoscope Charter High School OTSEGO |
Public · charter | 6.4 | 76 | -31.5% |
| Wright Technical Center ALC BUFFALO |
Public | 12.2 | 81 | -9.0% |
| Saints Academy SAINT FRANCIS |
Public | 18.3 | 87 | +10.1% |
| Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.P ANOKA |
Public | 17.9 | 83 | — |
| SNW Transitions Program MONTICELLO |
Public | 4.0 | 39 | — |
| Terra Nova School BUFFALO |
Public · charter | 11.8 | 56 | -27.3% |
| Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School ANOKA |
Public | 17.8 | 131 | -37.0% |