School district · Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Public School Dist.
Detroit Lakes Public School Dist. in Minnesota: 14 public schools with 2,728 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,411 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 14
- Students
- 2,728
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- MN 14.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,411
- MN $16.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 199
- Counselors (FTE)
- 7.0
- Students per counselor
- 390
- MN 476 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 3.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Minnesota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Minnesota: 49%51%proficient
+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in Minnesota
Median 46% · 475 school districts compared
1,170 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Minnesota: 47%49%proficient
+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 68% of school districts in Minnesota
Median 42% · 474 school districts compared
1,166 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 8.9% · $4.7M
- State
- 68% · $35.7M
- Local
- 23% · $12.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,403
- Support services
- $5,211
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $1.9M
- Long-term debt
- $55.3M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 64 | — | — | — | |
| Pre-K | 17 | — | — | — | |
| Pre-K–5 | 562 | 12.5 | 47% | 60% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 565 | 13.3 | 59% | 66% | |
| 6–8 | 617 | 16.4 | 48% | 36% | |
Detroit Lakes Middle ALCAlternative | 6–8 | 0 | — | — | — |
Afterschool ProgramAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Detroit Lakes Alternative ProgramAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Detroit Lakes Area Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 57 | 9.5 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 791 | 14.8 | — | — | |
E-Laker Online SchoolFully virtual | 9–12 | 38 | — | — | — |
HS Extended Year ProgramAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Laker TransitionsSpecial education | 12 | 17 | 8.5 | — | — |
Out of State Care and TreatmentAlternative | K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 702 Lake Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
- Phone
- (218)847-9271
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.