For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 176 students in Laporte Public School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Minnesota.
Public Preschool in Laporte Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Minnesota public pre school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Minnesota public preschool average of 42% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
3 Schools
722 Schools
# Students
367 Students
214,815 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
16,916 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Laporte Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 522 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 60-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#408 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
41%
Graduation Rate
60-79%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.63
# American Indian Students
46 Students
4,606 Students
% American Indian Students
13%
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
15,449 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
28,913 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
13%
# Black Students
1 Student
27,236 Students
% Black Students
n/a
13%
# White Students
283 Students
123,893 Students
% White Students
77%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
300 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
30 Students
14,418 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
17
24,443
# Students in K Grade:
21
34,761
# Students in 1st Grade:
24
32,541
# Students in 2nd Grade:
17
32,166
# Students in 3rd Grade:
39
29,034
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
31
24,163
# Students in 6th Grade:
29
7,122
# Students in 7th Grade:
22
1,002
# Students in 8th Grade:
31
940
# Students in 9th Grade:
27
44
# Students in 10th Grade:
33
46
# Students in 11th Grade:
25
48
# Students in 12th Grade:
24
162
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,921 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,343 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,921
$17,854
Spending / Student
$14,343
$18,580
Best Laporte Public School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Laporte Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
315 Main St W
Laporte, MN 56461
(218) 224-2288
Laporte, MN 56461
(218) 224-2288
Grades: PK-5
| 176 students
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