Park High School

As a heavily attended senior high in COTTAGE GROVE, Minnesota, Park High School hosts 1,992 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by South Washington County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 437% above typical.

Across the 28 schools in South Washington County Schools (19,578 students total), Park High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Park High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 10% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Park High School logs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.1:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Park High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.7%; actual is 36.8%, a gap of -12.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $115,345, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), of which Park High School is one.

The closest other public school is CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Park High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Park High School's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,819 (now 1,992). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 70% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

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