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Proctor, Minnesota Proctor is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Established in 1894, the town was named after former Kentucky Governor J. Proctor Knott. It is part of the Duluth Metropolitan Area. The population was 3,120 at the 2020 cens ...

, United States that was established in 1912. Situated in the

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area, Proctor High School and the connected A.I. Jedlicka Middle School serves about 1,000 students. The Proctor school district contains five schools and they generally have eighteen students for every full-time teacher according to a study done in 2011.

Notable alumni

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, Notre Dame and for the

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. * Garry Bjorklund - runner, holds high school State Meet record for the one-mile run, marathon runner, Olympic runner, Grandma's Half-Marathon is named in his honor. *

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- runner, six-time defending champion of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, ultra running's premiere 100 Mile event. *

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'' and ''

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'' in the 1990s; moved from Proctor while in junior high school. * John Ward - Minnesota state representative of District 12A * Tom MacLeod - professional American football player *

Dick Pesonen Dick Pesonen is a former defensive back in the National Football League. Pesonen first played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1960 NFL season. He was later selected in the 1961 NFL expansion draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played that ...

- professional American football player

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* Educational institutions established in 1912 Public high schools in Minnesota Schools in St. Louis County, Minnesota 1912 establishments in Minnesota {{Minnesota-school-stub