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St. Mark Lutheran Elementary School

2220 Anne St. Nw, Bemidji, MN, 56601-0566 -

School Notes Overview:

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church started a Lutheran elementary school in September of 1984. The elementary school is currently a one room school with classes for students in grades 1st-8th. The teacher is Mr. Nathan Bitter and assisted by Pastor Lon Kuether and volunteers from the congregation. The school’s primary purpose is to aid in the Christian education of the members of St. Mark’s Lutheran. If space is available, children of parents who are not members may enroll. This past school year there were 17 students enrolled in 1st through 8th grade. St. Mark’s offers a full curriculum that includes math, science, social studies, reading, phonics, language, spelling, handwriting, and, most importantly, the study of God’s Word. The Word of God classes for the 1st through 4th graders are the teaching of Bible stories. The 5th 8th grade students have catechism instruction in addition to these bible story lessons. Because we are teaching the children our church doctrine parents that are not members of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church need to meet with Pastor Kuether a few times before their child can be enrolled, so that the parents and Pastor Kuether can discuss some of the key points that will come up in the religion classes. ...

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School Overview:

	St. Mark Lutheran Elementary School
Religious Affiliation	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Grades Offered	Grades 1 - 8
County	Beltrami County, MN
Student Body
Total Students	13 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
% Students of Color	23%	10%
Students by Grade
	Grade 1 - 1 students
	Grade 2 - 3 students
	Grade 3 - 3 students
	Grade 4 - 1 students
	Grade 6 - 1 students
	Grade 7 - 3 students
	Grade 8 - 1 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	1 teachers
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:9	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	172 days	172 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church started a Lutheran elementary school in September of 1984. The elementary school is currently a one room school with classes for students in grades 1st-8th. The teacher is Mr. Nathan Bitter and assisted by Pastor Lon Kuether and volunteers from the congregation. The school’s primary purpose is to aid in the Christian education of the members of St. Mark’s Lutheran. If space is available, children of parents who are not members may enroll. This past school year there were 17 students enrolled in 1st through 8th grade. St. Mark’s offers a full curriculum that includes math, science, social studies, reading, phonics, language, spelling, handwriting, and, most importantly, the study of God’s Word. The Word of God classes for the 1st through 4th graders are the teaching of Bible stories. The 5th 8th grade students have catechism instruction in addition to these bible story lessons. Because we are teaching the children our church doctrine parents that are not members of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church need to meet with Pastor Kuether a few times before their child can be enrolled, so that the parents and Pastor Kuether can discuss some of the key points that will come up in the religion classes.
Profile last updated: 02/16/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (56601)	School Zip (56601)	(MN) State Average
Population (Approximate)	28,491 people	4,915,288 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	38%	25%
Population Average Age	32 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$36,045	$49,130
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.3 rooms	5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	34 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	73% / 27%	70% / 30%