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Public school district · DULUTH, Minnesota

DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

NCES district ID 2711040 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

District overview

At a glance

Reported students

8,723

NCES CCD 2024–25, where reported

Open schools

30

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

13.8:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$16,081

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$10,431

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

District interpretation

What the numbers say about DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 30 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in DULUTH, Minnesota. NCES reports 8,723 students and 633.26 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

By reported enrollment, the district ranks 21 of 537 Minnesota districts with data. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $16,081 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,431 per pupil assigned to instruction. This places reported current spending 180 of 526 districts in Minnesota. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and district responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Student context

Needs schools plan for

English learners
0.6%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
18%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
633.26
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$137,561,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT location

DULUTH, Minnesota · 46.7970, -92.1188. This is the NCES EDGE district-office point, not an attendance boundary.

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White76.8%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Black4.3%
  • Asian0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native3.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
  • Multiracial10.3%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported, otherwise CRDC 2021–22. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Interactive campus directory

Explore schools in DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

30 current directory entries

Filter by school level or name, then sort by enrollment or reported student–teacher ratio.

Showing 30 of 30 schools

SchoolLevelGradesStudentsRatio
Academic Excellence Online
Virtual
High06–12544.4:1
ALC Independent Study
High09–1223540:1
ALC SWS Denfeld
High09–125738.8:1
ALC SWS East
High09–127448.7:1
ALC SWS Lincoln Park
Middle06–086573.9:1
ALC SWS Ordean East
Middle06–084723.7:1
Arrowhead Academy
Other04–12183.8:1
Bethany Crisis Shelter
OtherKG–122
CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY
OtherKG–12314:1
CONGDON ELEMENTARY
ElementaryPK–0547416.7:1
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL
High09–1295116:1
DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTER
High06–123513.7:1
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION
OtherPK–PK24935.6:1
East High School
High09–121,49520.3:1
HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY
ElementaryPK–0544817.8:1
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
ElementaryKG–0525416:1
LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY
ElementaryPK–052778.4:1
LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY
ElementaryPK–0551013.3:1
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Middle06–0860612.1:1
Lowell Elementary
ElementaryPK–0531211.4:1
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion
ElementaryKG–0532918.5:1
MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY
OtherKG–12756.1:1
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY
ElementaryPK–053297.7:1
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
Middle06–081,03718.4:1
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY
ElementaryPK–0541010.1:1
Rockridge Academy
OtherKG–12355.5:1
SPECIAL ED. N.P.
OtherPK–1225
STOWE ELEMENTARY
ElementaryPK–0524510:1
SUPERIOR ACADEMY
OtherKG–12199.5:1
THE BRIDGE
High12–1225