📍 302 14th Street, Cloquet, Carlton County, 55720
Northern Lights Academy is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Cloquet, Carlton County. The school has 16 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northern Lights Academy Cooperative school district. It serves grades K–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 3.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.9:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northern Lights Academy enrolls 16 students across grades K–12. The student body is 94% male and 6.3% female. A teaching staff of 3.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 13% Black or African American and 13% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 11 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 6.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
12 of the school's 16 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 10 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northern Lights Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-80, state senate district 11.
Northern Lights Academy is one of 3 schools in Northern Lights Academy Cooperative, based in CLOQUET, Minnesota. The district serves 45 students district-wide and employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 16 students, Northern Lights Academy is close to the district average of about 15 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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