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Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 43 students in Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Minnesota.
ÎÛÎÛÂþ» High Schools in Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Minnesota public high school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Black and American Indian), which is equal to the Minnesota public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,177 Schools
# Students
43 Students
310,035 Students
# Teachers
6 Teachers
18,776 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
District Rank
Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#456 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
41%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.57
# American Indian Students
3 Students
6,364 Students
% American Indian Students
7%
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,892 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
35,225 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
11%
# Black Students
3 Students
34,141 Students
% Black Students
7%
11%
# White Students
27 Students
196,402 Students
% White Students
63%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
317 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
17,694 Students
% of Two or more races Students
18%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
229
# Students in K Grade:
-
120
# Students in 1st Grade:
2
204
# Students in 2nd Grade:
5
210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
3
264
# Students in 4th Grade:
4
305
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
384
# Students in 6th Grade:
6
3,144
# Students in 7th Grade:
6
11,219
# Students in 8th Grade:
3
12,649
# Students in 9th Grade:
6
67,716
# Students in 10th Grade:
7
69,634
# Students in 11th Grade:
1
69,942
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
74,015
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$16,179 MM
Best Northern Lights Academy Cooperative School District ÎÛÎÛÂþ» High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northern Lights Academy
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
302 14th Street
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Grades: K-12
| 12 students
Rank: n/an/a
Nla-carlton
Special Education School
405 School Ave
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Cloquet, MN 55720
(218) 878-3060
Grades: 4-12
| 31 students
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