📍 900 Highway 34 e, Detroit Lakes, Becker County, 56501
Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Detroit Lakes, Becker County. The school has 62 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Lakes Public School Dist. school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 49%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center enrolls 62 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 34% American Indian or Alaska Native and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 36 | 58% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
45 of the school's 62 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 43 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.
Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-70, state senate district 4.
Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center is one of 12 schools in DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., based in DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota. The district serves 2,728 students district-wide and employs 195 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 62 students, Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 227 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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