Total enrollment
4,331
-144 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools
Minnesota · 4,331 students · 2 cities
Parents inside Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools pick from 8 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 4,331 students (an average school size of 541).
4-year change in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #113 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,331 | #42 of 269 | #2,241 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #82 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #218 of 267 | #6,821 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 34.2% | #160 of 269 | #6,207 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #90 of 152 | #4,555 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Mississippi Heights Elementary at 43.8% proficient to Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School at 33.4%, a gap of 10.4 points. That is the 68th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 4,607 to 4,273 students (down 7%) and from 260 to 259 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High | Sauk Rapids | High | 09-12 | 1,319 |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School | Sauk Rapids | Middle | 06-08 | 1,055 |
| Mississippi Heights Elementary | Sauk Rapids | Elementary | KG-05 | 808 |
| Pleasantview Elementary | Sauk Rapids | Elementary | PK-05 | 734 |
| Rice Elementary | Rice | Elementary | PK-05 | 357 |
| Hillside Early Childhood Center | Sauk Rapids | Elementary | PK-PK | 58 |
| Sauk Rapids ECFE | Sauk Rapids | Elementary | PK-PK | 0 |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Online School (SRR | Sauk Rapids | High | 06-12 | 0 |
About Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools
Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools is a sparse public-school district in Minnesota. The district operates 8 schools and hosts approximately 4,331 students.
For a sense of the school types, Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools covers 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools is about 541, higher than the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools has fell 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,475 students to 4,331.
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