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B+

Proctor Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Proctor, Grand Lake Township, Canosia Township, Solway Township and Midway Township, and parts of Duluth.

Proctor’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Minnesota school districts

Students
1,848
Schools
5
Spent per student
$14,622
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$18.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Proctor Public School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Minnesota districts
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MN average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $18.9M, about $10,212 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 502 Minnesota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Proctor 3,054B+Grand Lake Township 2,705A−Canosia Township 2,187B+Solway Township 2,005B+Midway Township 1,427

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Proctor. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8A.I. Jedlicka Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Proctor Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 44.8% · 904 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 51.1% · 964 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 83.3% · 112 in the class

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,622 per student · 14% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 67%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,832’20
1,868’21
1,898’22
1,871’23
1,848’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

Bay View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Duluth
B
529 students13:1
Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Proctor
36 students
Pike Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Duluth
A
293 students17:1
A.I. Jedlicka Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Proctor
C
450 students17:1
Proctor Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Proctor
B+
540 students16:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hermantown Public School DistrictFredenberg Township, Hermantown
$12,681per student
Duluth Public School DistrictLakewood Township, Rice Lake
$16,562per student
St. Louis County School DistrictBrevator Township, Industrial Township, New Independence Township
$19,087per student
Superior School DistrictOliver, Superior, Superior
$15,521per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Minnesota.