Laker Transitions

Located at 1104 WEST RIVER ROAD, in DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota, Laker Transitions is a rural-scale high school that instructs 17 students (grade 12), one of the schools within DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. Enrollment runs roughly 95% smaller than the state mean of about 371.

DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,728 students; Laker Transitions is among them.

Demographically, Laker Transitions reports that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder consists of 12% Native American, 6% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Laker Transitions records 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.5:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 41% of students at Laker Transitions qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Becker County) records that the typical household earns roughly $71,388 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Becker County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,637 students), of which Laker Transitions is one.

Nearest neighbor: DETROIT LAKES AREA LEARNING CENTER, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laker Transitions.

The school occupies a town-center site.

On the community side, the feed for Laker Transitions typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.