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Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

900 Highway 34 E, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 · (218) 844-5687 · Part of Detroit Lakes Public School District

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

Directions
Students
57
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 52.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

900 Highway 34 E, Detroit Lakes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 108
Grade 1117
Grade 1232
Enrollment over time
53’20
55’21
62’22
56’23
57’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%American Indian/Alaska Native 26%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center 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 Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Detroit Lakes
B+
791 students15:1

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.