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Duluth Public School District is located in east Minnesota. Duluth Public School District has 328.64 square miles of land area and 31.29 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Duluth Public School District population is 93,390. Duluth Public School District median household income is $45,690 in 2010-2014. Duluth Public School District median house value is $154,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Duluth Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (175 out of 321, bottom 45%) Elementary/Middle School: (202 out of 332, bottom 39%)* Rank: #203
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	27
Population	93,390 (2010-2014), rank #10
Population Growth	-0.20% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	259.47/sq mi, rank #45
Median Household Income:	$45,690 at 2010-2014—8.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #269
Median House Price:	$154,700 at 2010-2014—-0.90% increase since 2005-2009, rank #153
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	328.64 sq mi, rank #60
Water Area:	31.29 sq mi (8.69%), rank #32
State:	Minnesota
County:	Saint Louis County
City:	Duluth, Cotton, Arnold
Zip:	55803, 55724, 55804, 55807, 55812, 55811, 55806, 55810, 55808, 55802, 55805
Area:	Duluth, MN-WI

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Duluth Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

215 North 1st Ave East

Duluth MN, 55802, Saint Louis County

Phone: 218-336-8752

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	8,646	8,852	8,982	8,945	9,349	9,661	9,963
English Language Learner Students:	2	4	19	3	4	5	12
Total Teachers:	497.19	504.33	543.38	566.53	599.96	629.20	656.70
Prekindergarten:	33.95	33.31	37.04	38.24	37.71	44.70	41.90
Kindergarten:	32.22	33.68	31.80	31.50	27.30	27.80	28.80
Elementary:	178.76	177.68	205.61	204.37	222.61	230.30	232.20
Secondary:	180.42	183.26	220.56	240.17	249.42	255.00	269.30
Ungraded:	71.84	76.40	48.37	52.25	62.92	71.40	84.50
Total Other Staff:	563.57	549.80	577.69	632.36	697.30	767.70	714.80
Instructional Aides:	101.93	105.28	106.97	124.43	148.72	194.10	155.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	16.17	21.37	20.97	25.85	17.13	20.50	26.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.30	11.60	11.80	12.80	13.83	13.80	14.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	12.30	11.60	11.80	12.80	13.83	13.80	14.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	9.90	10.00	9.20	9.40	11.19	15.30	15.50
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.48	1.20	1.90
District Administrators:	23.27	19.27	24.00	25.00	25.00	24.50	25.50
District Administrative Support:	25.23	29.46	33.23	31.65	33.13	32.50	35.40
School Administrators:	32.27	30.27	32.00	39.80	23.50	25.50	28.90
School Administrative Support:	29.66	30.64	31.22	32.01	41.21	44.70	43.30
Student Support Services:	175.44	163.34	174.99	170.44	227.58	229.30	208.40
Other Support Services:	137.40	128.57	133.31	160.98	155.53	166.30	159.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.39	17.55	16.53	15.79	15.58	15.35	15.17

Schools

Arrowhead Juvenile Center	Grade 4 to Grade 12	1918 Arlington Ave North, Duluth MN 55811
Bethany Crises Shelter	Kindergarten to Grade 12	110 West Redwing St, Duluth MN 55803
Chester Creek Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 12	714 1/2 West College St, Duluth MN 55811
Congdon Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3116 East Superior St, Duluth MN 55812
Denfeld High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	401 North 44th Ave West, Duluth MN 55807
Duluth Area Learning Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	215 North 1st Ave, Duluth MN 55802
Early Childhood Special Education	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	215 North 1st Ave East, Duluth MN 55802
East High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	301 North 40th Ave East, Duluth MN 55804
Enweyang Ojibe Language Nest	Kindergarten to Kindergarten	31 West College St, Duluth MN 55812
Focus Plus	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2827 Chambersburg, Duluth MN 55811
Homecroft Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4784 Howard Gnesen Rd, Duluth MN 55803
Lakeside Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 12	502 East 2nd St, Duluth MN 55802
Lakewood Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5207 North Tischer Rd, Duluth MN 55804
Laura Macarthur Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	720 North Central Ave, Duluth MN 55807
Lester Park Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5300 Glenwood Ave, Duluth MN 55804
Lincoln Park Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3215 West 3rd St, Duluth MN 55807
Lowell Music Magnet Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2000 Rice Lake Rd, Duluth MN 55811
Merritt Creek Academy	Grade 1 to Grade 12	4000 West 9th St, Duluth MN 55807
Myers-Wilkins Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1027 North 8th Ave East, Duluth MN 55805
Ordean East Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2900 East 4th St, Duluth MN 55804
Piedmont Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2827 Chambersburg Ave, Duluth MN 55811
Stowe Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	715 101st Ave West, Duluth MN 55808
Superior Academy	Grade 2 to Grade 12	215 North 1st Ave East, Duluth MN 55802
The Bridge	Grade 12 to Grade 12	118 East Superior St, Duluth MN 55802
Woodland Hills Academy	Grade 6 to Grade 12	110 West Redwing St, Duluth MN 55803

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	68.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.5%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.9%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	27.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	27.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	34.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	39.1%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	44%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	35.9%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.5%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.9%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.7%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74.7%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.2%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.3%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44.9%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41.8%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	53.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	52.8%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.1%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.5%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.8%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	43.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47.2%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	42.1%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36.9%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	52.9%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	46.6%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.7%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.3%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.2%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.4%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.8%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.6%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	91.8%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.9%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.4%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	87.7%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	57.2%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.4%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.9%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.6%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.3%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.8%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	67.1%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.4%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50.2%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50.6%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.6%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.1%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58.4%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	29.7%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	36.2%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44.7%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55.5%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36.1%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36.1%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	39.2%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.9%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.2%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40.6%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.6%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	28.7%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	41.7%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$127,872,000	$14,236		$129,709,000	$14,501		$132,063,000	$14,126
Federal:	$15,038,000	$1,674	11.8%	$16,198,000	$1,811	12.5%	$23,854,000	$2,552	18.1%
State:	$79,731,000	$8,877	62.4%	$75,355,000	$8,424	58.1%	$76,092,000	$8,139	57.6%
Local:	$33,103,000	$3,685	25.9%	$38,156,000	$4,266	29.4%	$32,117,000	$3,435	24.3%
Total Expenditures:	$184,918,000	$20,588		$251,880,000	$28,159		$186,905,000	$19,992
Total Current Expenditures:	$100,157,000	$11,151		$105,493,000	$11,794		$106,139,000	$11,353
Instructional Expenditures:	$70,248,000	$7,821	70.1%	$72,880,000	$8,148	69.1%	$75,343,000	$8,059	71.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,829,000	$538	4.8%	$5,280,000	$590	5.0%	$4,948,000	$529	4.7%
Administration:	$8,547,000	$952	8.5%	$10,226,000	$1,143	9.7%	$9,024,000	$965	8.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$16,533,000	$1,841	16.5%	$17,107,000	$1,912	16.2%	$16,824,000	$1,800	15.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$63,680,000	$7,090		$125,012,000	$13,976		$60,222,000	$6,442
Construction:	$58,734,000	$6,539		$117,702,000	$13,158		$59,271,000	$6,340
Total Other:	$7,997,000	$890		$7,815,000	$874		$10,828,000	$1,158
Interest on Debt:	$12,490,000	$1,391		$12,911,000	$1,443		$9,106,000	$974

Total Salary:	$62,137,000	$6,918		$67,310,000	$7,525		$68,948,000	$7,375
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$43,702,000	$4,866	70.3%	$47,468,000	$5,307	70.5%	$48,752,000	$5,215	70.7%
Other Salary:	$18,435,000	$2,052	29.7%	$19,842,000	$2,218	29.5%	$20,196,000	$2,160	29.3%
Total Benefit:	$27,601,000	$3,073		$26,839,000	$3,000		$27,058,000	$2,894
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$19,535,000	$2,175	70.8%	$18,545,000	$2,073	69.1%	$18,691,000	$1,999	69.1%
Other Benefit:	$8,066,000	$898	29.2%	$8,294,000	$927	30.9%	$8,367,000	$895	30.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	15.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	84.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	6.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	37.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	25.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	10.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$56,391.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,864.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$52,001.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$58,595.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$60,066.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$61,195.0

* Duluth Public School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.