Duluth Public School District
Public
Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Duluth, Rice Lake, Lakewood, Gnesen, Normanna and North Star.
At a glance
8,723Students enrolled
30Schools
6Towns served
$16,562Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
39%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–8
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL or LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL or LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL or LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL or LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL or LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL or LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MN
Math proficiency44%
State average 44.2%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 52.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 84.4%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$16,562
per student each year · 3% below the MN average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
8,358’20
8,216’21
8,268’22
8,486’23
8,723’24
Students
White · 77%6,697
Two or more races · 10%898
Black · 4%373
Hispanic · 4%350
American Indian/Alaska Native · 4%316
Asian · 1%82
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools30 in district
LESTER PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 510 students · Duluth
A+PublicCONGDON ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 474 students · Duluth
A+PublicHOMECROFT ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 448 students · Duluth
APublicPIEDMONT ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 410 students · Duluth
C+PublicLowell Elementary Spanish ImmersionElementary · Grades K–5 · 329 students · Duluth
APublicMYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 329 students · Duluth
C-PublicLowell ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 312 students · Duluth
C+PublicLAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 277 students · Duluth
C-PublicLAKEWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 254 students · Duluth
A-PublicSTOWE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 245 students · Duluth
B-PublicORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,037 students · Duluth
B+PublicLINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 606 students · Duluth
CPublicALC SWS Lincoln ParkMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 65 students · Duluth
PublicALC SWS Ordean EastMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 47 students · Duluth
PublicEast High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,495 students · Duluth
A-PublicDENFELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 951 students · Duluth
CPublicALC Independent StudyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 235 students · Duluth
PublicALC SWS EastHigh · Grades 9–12 · 74 students · Duluth
PublicALC SWS DenfeldHigh · Grades 9–12 · 57 students · Duluth
PublicAcademic Excellence OnlineHigh · Grades 6–12 · 54 students · Duluth
PublicDULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · Grades 6–12 · 35 students · Duluth
D-PublicTHE BRIDGEHigh · Grades 12 · 25 students · Duluth
PublicEARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 249 students · Duluth
PublicMERRITT CREEK ACADEMYOther · Grades K–12 · 75 students · Duluth
DPublicRockridge AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 35 students · Duluth
C-PublicCHESTER CREEK ACADEMYOther · Grades K–12 · 31 students · Duluth
DPublicSPECIAL ED. N.P.Other · Grades PK–12 · 25 students · Duluth
PublicSUPERIOR ACADEMYOther · Grades K–12 · 19 students · Duluth
PublicArrowhead AcademyOther · Grades 4–12 · 18 students · Duluth
PublicBethany Crisis ShelterOther · Grades K–12 · 2 students · Duluth
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Hermantown Public School DistrictCanosia · Fredenberg · Hermantown · $12,681 per student
Proctor Public School DistrictCanosia · Midway · Proctor · $14,622 per student
Lake Superior Public School DistrictAlden · Duluth · $15,682 per student
Superior School DistrictOliver · Superior · Superior · $15,521 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.