Blackduck Public School District

156 1st St Ne
Blackduck, MN 56630-0550
(District boundaries shown in map)
4/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 284 students in Blackduck Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Blackduck Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,014 Schools
# Students
696 Students
268,621 Students
# Teachers
48 Teachers
17,473 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Blackduck Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 515 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MN)
#350 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
33%
46%
38%
51%
42%
41%
85%
84%
(2022-23)
27.7%
27.3%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.38
0.60
% American Indian
13%
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
3%
11%
% Black
n/a
13%
% White
78%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,116 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,752. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,881 is less than the state median of $18,474. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (MN)
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,116
$17,752
Spending / Student
$14,881
$18,474

Best Blackduck Public School District Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Blackduck Secondary
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
156 1st St Ne
Blackduck, MN 56630
(218) 835-5209
Gr: 7-12 | 284 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 24%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 696 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 22%
  • : 85% (Top 30% in MN)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 33% (Btm 50%)
  • : 38% (Btm 50%)
  • : 42% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

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