BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY

BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY, an average-sized elementary-level community in BLACKDUCK, Minnesota, run under BLACKDUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 412 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY is one of 2 schools operated by BLACKDUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 696 students overall.

Demographically, BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Native American, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Beltrami County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Beltrami County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,975, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Beltrami County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,088 students), BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

BLACKDUCK SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked up 18% since 2018, when it stood at 348 (now 412). Class-load math has rose: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.