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Enrollment
420
High
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272808001235
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH
401 HUNTSINGER AVE, PARK RAPIDS, MN 56470 · (218) 237-6440 · Hubbard County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
174 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
25.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
420
+7 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.0:1
% White
81%
was 83%
% Hispanic
8%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH, a mid-sized secondary school in PARK RAPIDS, Minnesota, operated by PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 420 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
Across the 6 schools in PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,379 students total), PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hubbard County) records that median household income runs about $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%. In all, Hubbard County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,415 students), of which PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH is one.
Nearest neighbor: Park Rapids Virtual Academy High, around 0.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.8%.
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH operates from an outlying location.
Over the past 7-year window. PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 420). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hubbard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,831
Census ACS
Median income
$71,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARYElementary · 861 students
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 50 students
- Century Middle School Within A SchMiddle · 26 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy HighHigh · 21 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy MiddleMiddle · 1 students
- Frank White Education CenterElementary
Other schools in PARK RAPIDS
- PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARYElementary · 861 students
- Heartland Lakes ElementaryElementary · 83 students
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 50 students
- Century Middle School Within A SchMiddle · 26 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy HighHigh · 21 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy MiddleMiddle · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy High0.0 mi · 21
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM0.0 mi · 50
- Century Middle School Within A Sch0.4 mi · 26
- PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 861
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle0.4 mi · 1
- Heartland Lakes Elementary0.6 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGHHow large is PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH?
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH serve?
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH?
At PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH, the student body is approximately 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH in?
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH is part of PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.