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Duluth Public School District

215 N 1ST AVE E, DULUTH, MN 55802

8,815 Students | 534 Teachers | 23 Schools | Under Desegregation Order

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ONLINE
ARROWHEAD JUVENILE CENTER
BETHANY CRISES SHELTER
CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY
CONGDON ELEMENTARY
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL
DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTER
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION
EAST HIGH SCHOOL
HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY
LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOWELL ELEMENTARY
MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY
STOWE ELEMENTARY
SUPERIOR ACADEMY
THE BRIDGE
WOODLAND HILLS ACADEMY

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

5.9x

White students are 5.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Native American or Alaska Native students.

White students are 4.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

White students are 4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

Discipline

7.2x

Black students are 7.2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 4.5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 4.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 4.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

2.8 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2.8 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.4 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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Students

22% Nonwhite Students

44% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

74% High School Graduation Rate

15% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

428 students

2% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

154 students

22% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

645 students

9% Students Enrolled in Physics

256 students

12% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

358 students

25% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

748 students

26% Students Enrolled in Biology

769 students

15% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

456 students

5% Students Enrolled in Calculus

139 students

5% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

426 students

Teachers & Resources

16.5 Students for Every Teacher

19% Inexperienced Teachers

22% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

4 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.6 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

0 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

2 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

7 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

434 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

5% of all students in this district

241 Total In-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

4 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

55 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

1.9Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

0 Total Arrests

96 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

4 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.5 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Timothy Sworsky
218-336-8721
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Timothy Sworsky
218-336-8721
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Amy Starzecki
218-336-8776
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ONLINE	DULUTH	20%	33%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
ARROWHEAD JUVENILE CENTER	DULUTH	44%	91%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
BETHANY CRISES SHELTER	DULUTH	0%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	35%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CONGDON ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	20%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	27%	55%	76%	5.8x	5.4x
DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTER	DULUTH	35%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	0 Not available
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION	DULUTH	17%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
EAST HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	12%	17%	94%	0 Not available	8.3x
HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	8%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	6%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	31%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	12%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	31%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.5x
LOWELL ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	29%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.9x
MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	40%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	56%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.7x
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	14%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	17.4x
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	33%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.2x
STOWE ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	18%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SUPERIOR ACADEMY	DULUTH	0%	67%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE BRIDGE	DULUTH	32%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODLAND HILLS ACADEMY	DULUTH	62%	97%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ONLINE	DULUTH	20%	33%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
ARROWHEAD JUVENILE CENTER	DULUTH	44%	91%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
BETHANY CRISES SHELTER	DULUTH	0%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	35%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CONGDON ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	20%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	27%	55%	76%	0 Not available	0 Not available
DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTER	DULUTH	35%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	0 Not available
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION	DULUTH	17%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
EAST HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	12%	17%	94%	0 Not available	12.3x
HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	8%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	6%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	31%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	12%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	31%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.8x
LOWELL ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	29%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	40%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	56%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	11.5x
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	14%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.2x
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	33%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	8.4x
STOWE ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	18%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SUPERIOR ACADEMY	DULUTH	0%	67%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE BRIDGE	DULUTH	32%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODLAND HILLS ACADEMY	DULUTH	62%	97%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ONLINE	DULUTH	20%	33%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
ARROWHEAD JUVENILE CENTER	DULUTH	44%	91%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
BETHANY CRISES SHELTER	DULUTH	0%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	35%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CONGDON ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	20%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	27%	55%	76%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTER	DULUTH	35%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	0 Not available
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION	DULUTH	17%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
EAST HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	12%	17%	94%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	8%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	6%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	31%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	12%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	31%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LOWELL ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	29%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	40%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	56%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	14%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	33%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
STOWE ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	18%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SUPERIOR ACADEMY	DULUTH	0%	67%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE BRIDGE	DULUTH	32%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODLAND HILLS ACADEMY	DULUTH	62%	97%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ONLINE	DULUTH	20%	33%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
ARROWHEAD JUVENILE CENTER	DULUTH	44%	91%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
BETHANY CRISES SHELTER	DULUTH	0%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	35%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CONGDON ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	20%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	27%	55%	76%	.5 No Native American or Alaska Native students enrolled	3.1x
DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTER	DULUTH	35%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	9.1x
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION	DULUTH	17%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
EAST HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	12%	17%	94%	0 Not available	12.3x
HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	8%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	6%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	31%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6x
LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	12%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	31%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.2x
LOWELL ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	29%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	40%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	56%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	14%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.2x
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	33%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
STOWE ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	18%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SUPERIOR ACADEMY	DULUTH	0%	67%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE BRIDGE	DULUTH	32%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODLAND HILLS ACADEMY	DULUTH	62%	97%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ONLINE	DULUTH	20%	33%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
ARROWHEAD JUVENILE CENTER	DULUTH	44%	91%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
BETHANY CRISES SHELTER	DULUTH	0%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	35%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CONGDON ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	20%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	27%	55%	76%	4.1x	5.4x
DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTER	DULUTH	35%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	0 Not available
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION	DULUTH	17%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
EAST HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH	12%	17%	94%	0 Not available	8.3x
HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	8%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	17.6x
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	6%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	31%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	12%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	31%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4x
LOWELL ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	29%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY	DULUTH	40%	96%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	56%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	DULUTH	14%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	8.5x
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	33%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.9x
STOWE ELEMENTARY	DULUTH	18%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SUPERIOR ACADEMY	DULUTH	0%	67%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE BRIDGE	DULUTH	32%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODLAND HILLS ACADEMY	DULUTH	62%	97%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →