Northern Lights Academy

Crookston · MN · Crookston Public School District · Public · K-12 combined

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PINE TO PRAIRIE COOP. CTR. → RED LAKE JUVENILE DETENTION FACLTY → Summer NW Area Learning Center → BAGLEY ALP → NW REGION INTERDISTRICT COUNCIL → Moorhead High School Career Academy → Moorhead ALC - Barnesville → Moorhead ALC: DGF Secondary →

This school enrolls few or no students in grades 9–12 — it's primarily an elementary or middle school. High-school measures like SAT participation and AP rigor don't apply.

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‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

77%

admit rate

$17,214

in-state tuition/yr · $38,362 out-of-state

1310–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–31

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
PINE TO PRAIRIE COOP. CTR. RED LAKE FALLS	Public	17.9	—	—
RED LAKE JUVENILE DETENTION FACLTY RED LAKE	Public	75.0	4	—
Summer NW Area Learning Center THIEF RIVER FALLS	Public	31.4	—	—
BAGLEY ALP BAGLEY	Public	58.6	1	—
NW REGION INTERDISTRICT COUNCIL NEWFOLDEN	Public	42.7	—	—
Moorhead High School Career Academy MOORHEAD	Public	63.9	—	—
Moorhead ALC - Barnesville MOORHEAD	Public	63.9	—	—
Moorhead ALC: DGF Secondary MOORHEAD	Public	63.9	—	—

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Northern Lights Academy is a public high school in Crookston, MN, enrolling 5 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many students attend Northern Lights Academy? Northern Lights Academy is a public high school in Crookston, MN, enrolling 5 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.