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Duluth, MN
Public School Ratings




Duluth Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Duluth Public School District details

Duluth Public School District
4316 Rice Lake Rd
Duluth, MN 55811

8,554 Students enrolled in District

28 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Duluth Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Minnesota

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.6% of all MN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
47%
56%
50%
45%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alc Independent Study School
11 E Superior St
Duluth, MN, 55802
09-12
Alc School Within A
11 E Superior St
Duluth, MN, 55802
06-12
Academic Excellence Online School
11 E Superior St
Duluth, MN, 55802
09-12
Arrowhead Academy School
1918 Arlington Ave N
Duluth, MN, 55811
04-12
Bethany Crisis Shelter School
4849 Ivanhoe St
Duluth, MN, 55804
KG-12
Chester Creek Academy School
714 1/2 W College St
Duluth, MN, 55811
KG-12
Congdon Elementary School
3116 E Superior St
Duluth, MN, 55812
KG-05
Denfeld High School
401 N 44 Th Ave W
Duluth, MN, 55807
09-12
Duluth Area Learning Center School
11 E Superior St
Duluth, MN, 55802
06-12
Early Childhood Special Education School
4316 Rice Lake Rd
Duluth, MN, 55811
PK-PK
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.6% 66.2%
Black 4.5% 12.6%
Hispanic 4.1% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.5% 2.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.9% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 36.5% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.4% 8.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,337 $71,311,000 52.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $306 $2,616,000 1.9%
Staff $487 $4,167,000 3.1%
General Administration $803 $6,868,000 5.1%
School Administration $523 $4,471,000 3.3%
Operation $718 $6,142,000 4.5%
Transportation $692 $5,916,000 4.4%
Other $314 $2,684,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,842 $32,864,000 24.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,689 $31,554,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,867 $135,729,000 100.0%
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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