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Detroit Lakes Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 596 students in Detroit Lakes Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle Schools in Detroit Lakes Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
12 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
2,775 Students
275,585 Students
# Teachers
183 Teachers
16,669 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Detroit Lakes Public School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 527 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#179 out of 527 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
41%
Graduation Rate
79%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.58
# American Indian Students
479 Students
6,117 Students
% American Indian Students
17%
2%
# Asian Students
14 Students
19,175 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
72 Students
29,133 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
11%
# Black Students
42 Students
32,309 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
2,076 Students
172,253 Students
% White Students
75%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
299 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
90 Students
16,351 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
84
1,053
# Students in K Grade:
188
2,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
194
3,065
# Students in 2nd Grade:
184
3,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
181
3,268
# Students in 4th Grade:
211
3,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
194
11,575
# Students in 6th Grade:
211
51,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
202
64,303
# Students in 8th Grade:
183
65,703
# Students in 9th Grade:
209
16,191
# Students in 10th Grade:
250
15,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
242
15,828
# Students in 12th Grade:
242
17,674
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,818 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,101 is higher than the state median of $18,586. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$67 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,818
$17,860
Spending / Student
$24,101
$18,586
Best Detroit Lakes Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Detroit Lakes Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
500 11th Ave
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
(218) 847-9228
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
(218) 847-9228
Grades: 6-8
| 596 students
Rank: #22.
Detroit Lakes Middle Alc
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
500 11th Ave
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
(218) 847-9228
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
(218) 847-9228
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
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