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Detroit Lakes Senior High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1301 Roosevelt Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 · (218) 847-4491 · Part of Detroit Lakes Public School District

Detroit Lakes’ School Grade B better than 56% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
791
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Detroit Lakes Senior High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 11.9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Detroit Lakes kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Detroit Lakes Middle617 students
9–12Detroit Lakes Senior HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1301 Roosevelt Ave, Detroit Lakes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9205
Grade 10198
Grade 11180
Grade 12208
Enrollment over time
898’20
899’21
865’22
851’23
791’24

Down 11.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%American Indian/Alaska Native 17%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Detroit Lakes Senior High from Detroit Lakes families.

Other schools in Detroit Lakes Public School District

The district →
Rossman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Detroit Lakes
A−
565 students13:1
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Detroit Lakes
B
562 students12:1
Lincoln Early Childhood Ed. Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Detroit Lakes
64 students
Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Detroit Lakes
17 students
Detroit Lakes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Detroit Lakes
C
617 students16:1
Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Detroit Lakes
C−
57 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Detroit Lakes’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.