Laporte Public School District

Public Regional · 9 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Lakeport, Guthrie, Hart Lake, Hendrickson, Lake George, Schoolcraft, Steamboat River, Laporte and Thorpe.

At a glance

332Students enrolled

3Schools

9Towns served

$15,826Spent per student

10:1Student–teacher ratio

55%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

LakeportHendricksonLake GeorgeLaporte

Grades PK–5

Laporte Elementary146 students · LaporteThis district

Grades 6–8

Laporte Middle School80 students · LaporteThis district

Grades 9–12

Laporte Secondary106 students · LaporteThis district

Grades PK–5

Laporte Elementary146 students · LaporteThis district

Grades 6–8

Laporte Middle School80 students · LaporteThis district

Grades 9–12

Laporte Secondary106 students · LaporteThis district

Grades PK–6

PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY or Laporte ElementaryDepends on your addressPark Rapids Public School District

Grades 7–8

Laporte Middle School or PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY MIDDLEDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH or Laporte SecondaryDepends on your addressPark Rapids Public School District

Grades PK–5

Laporte Elementary146 students · LaporteThis district

Grades 6–8

Laporte Middle School80 students · LaporteThis district

Grades 9–12

Laporte Secondary106 students · LaporteThis district

Based 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 proficiency12%

State average 44.2%

Reading / language arts32%

State average 52.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)75%

State average 84.4% · reported as a range, 50–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,826

per student each year · 7% below the MN average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration34%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)21%

State73%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

352’20

333’21

347’22

367’23

332’24

Students

White · 79%263

American Indian/Alaska Native · 13%43

Two or more races · 6%19

Black · 1%3

Hispanic · 1%2

Asian · 1%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Lakeport834 people

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Guthrie547 people

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Hart Lake482 people

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Hendrickson338 people

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Lake George318 people · Grades PK–6 at PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY or Laporte Elementary

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Schoolcraft164 people

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Steamboat River84 people

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Laporte71 people

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Thorpe50 people

Schools3 in district

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Laporte ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 146 students · Laporte

C-Public 📚

Laporte Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 80 students · Laporte

C-Public 🏫

Laporte SecondaryHigh · Grades 9–12 · 106 students · Laporte

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Bemidji Public School DistrictFarden · Helga · Lake Hattie + 1 more · $15,715 per student

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Cass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsFarden · Leech Lake · Pike Bay + 1 more · $23,168 per student

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Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School DistrictAkeley · Leech Lake · Shingobee · $21,831 per student

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Nevis Public School DistrictMantrap · $13,565 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.