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Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
900 Highway 34 E
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
Phone
(218) 844-5687
District
DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
County
BECKER COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
56
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.5% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
5%
47%
7%
50%
4%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 0 0.0%
Grade 10 8 14.3%
Grade 11 27 48.2%
Grade 12 21 37.5%
Total 56 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.7% 76.6% 66.2%
Black 1.9% 1.9% 12.6%
Hispanic 0.0% 3.2% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.6% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 31.5% 17.7% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.1% 44.9% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 60.7% 38.3% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.4% 6.6% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,500 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 63.5 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.2% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 23.3% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,865 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children 7.1% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.0% 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.3% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.3% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.8% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.0% 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 8.2%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,018 $25,224,000 47.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $611 $1,708,000 3.2%
Staff $656 $1,836,000 3.4%
General Administration $454 $1,269,000 2.4%
School Administration $611 $1,708,000 3.2%
Operation $1,109 $3,101,000 5.8%
Transportation $895 $2,502,000 4.7%
Other $236 $660,000 1.2%
Total Support $4,571 $12,784,000 23.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,553 $15,531,000 29.0%
Total Expenditures $19,142 $53,539,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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