Regular local school district · Becker County
Detroit Lakes Public School Dist., MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Detroit Lakes Public School Dist. runs 14 public schools with 2,728 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.7 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.".
At a glance
- Schools
- 14
- Students
- 2,728
- Teachers (FTE)
- 199
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 702 Lake Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
- Phone
- (218)847-9271
- County
- Becker County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2710230
- State district ID
- MN-010022
- Total staff (FTE)
- 425
- School counselors (FTE)
- 7.0About 390 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 8.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.7
Minnesota15.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,807), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $46.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.2 million
- State revenue
- $30.9 million
- Local revenue
- $10.6 million
- Total spending
- $66.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $23,826
- Salaries
- $24.5 million36.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $52.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.1%
- State: 66.1%
- Local: 22.7%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$23,826
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Detroit Lakes Public School Dist.
By level: 7 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 2 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Afterschool Program | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lakes Alternative Program | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lakes Area Learning CenterCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 57 | 11.4 |
| Detroit Lakes Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 617 | 16.7 |
| Detroit Lakes Middle Alc | Middle | 6 to 8 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lakes Senior High | High | 9 to 12 | 791 | 14.9 |
| E-Laker Online School | High | 9 to 12 | 38 | |
| High School Extended Year Program | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Laker Transitions | High | 12 | 17 | 8.5 |
| Lincoln Early Childhood Ed. Center | Prekindergarten | PK | 64 | |
| Out of State Care and Treatment | Other | K to 12 | 0 | |
| Roosevelt Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 562 | 12.8 |
| Rossman Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 565 | 13.5 |
| Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten | Prekindergarten | PK | 17 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Becker County
- Frazee-Vergas Public School Dist. 834 students
- Lake Park Audubon School District 663 students
- Pine Point Public School District 46 students
More in Minnesota
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.