Century Middle School Within A Sch

Set in PARK RAPIDS, Minnesota, Century Middle School Within A Sch is an one-room-style middle-grades school, run under PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 26 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so Century Middle School Within A Sch sits 95% smaller than that benchmark.

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,379 students. Century Middle School Within A Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Century Middle School Within A Sch reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 42% White, 8% Native American, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Hubbard County as a whole is about 3% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Hubbard County's rate of about 49%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hubbard County indicate median household income runs about $71,995, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Hubbard County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,415 students), Century Middle School Within A Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Century Middle School Within A Sch.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Century Middle School Within A Sch has fell 13%, going from 30 students in 2018 to 26 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 10% to 46%.

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