📍 1104 West River Road, Detroit Lakes, Becker County, 56501
Laker Transitions is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in Detroit Lakes, Becker County. The school has 11 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Lakes Public School Dist. school district. It serves grades 12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 0.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Laker Transitions enrolls 11 students across grades 12. The student body is 18% male and 82% female. A teaching staff of 0.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 36% American Indian or Alaska Native and 9.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 6 | 55% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 36% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 9.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
7 of the school's 11 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 7 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Laker Transitions 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.
Laker Transitions 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 11 students, Laker Transitions 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