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For the 2026 school year, there are 12 public schools serving 2,797 students in Detroit Lakes, MN (there are , serving 212 private students). 93% of all K-12 students in Detroit Lakes, MN are educated in public schools (compared to the MN state average of 90%).

The top-ranked public schools in Detroit Lakes, MN are Detroit Lakes Senior High School, Rossman Elementary School and Roosevelt Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Detroit Lakes, MN public schools have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Minnesota public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Detroit Lakes have an average ranking of 7/10, which is in the top 50% of Minnesota public schools.

Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Minnesota public school average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).