HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM

Set in PARK RAPIDS, Minnesota, HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM is a rural-scale four-year high school, operated by PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 50 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM sits 87% leaner than that benchmark.

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,379 students. HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM is one of those campuses.

On demographics, HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM lists that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 22% Hispanic, 16% Native American, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages about 16.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Hubbard County's rate of about 49%.

In the area at large, census data for Hubbard County shows median household earnings sit near $71,995, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Hubbard County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,415 students), HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM is one campus in the mix.

PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM's enrollment has increased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 44 (now 50). The White share of enrollment declined from 73% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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