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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
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Minnesota public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
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
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 27% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
Schools most like PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH this school | 420 | 41.4% | 33.7% |
| Breckenridge Middle/High School BRECKENRIDGE | 311 | 38.6% | 41.0% |
| A.C.G.C. SECONDARY GROVE CITY | 390 | 43.1% | 39.4% |
| WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH WADENA | 470 | 39.6% | 32.5% |
| Ada-Borup-West Secondary ADA | 335 | 39.4% | 53.4% |
| HAYFIELD SECONDARY HAYFIELD | 319 | 38.9% | 33.3% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #261 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #269 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #265 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #194 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #30 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #178 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #173 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #163 of 181 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
420
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 420 | 33.2 | 12.6:1 | 41% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 35.2 | 13.0:1 | 47% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 33.6 | 14.8:1 | 52% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 36% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 29.5 | 14.0:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 40% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 30% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 1 | 588.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (413 to 420); teachers up 13% (29.5 to 33.2).
About PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH is classified as a high school. It is located in PARK RAPIDS, Minnesota. It enrolled 420 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH is among 6 schools run by PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 1,379 students.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. In Hubbard County overall, about 91% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.6 students per teacher. That is 3.7 students per teacher below the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 41% of students.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH is 9.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
In Hubbard County (population about 21,831), the median household income is $71,995, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH is one of 15 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.8%; PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH's is 33.7%, ranking 4th of 5.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 420, an 8% decrease from 458 in 2020-21. The ratio was 17.0:1 in 2020-21 and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM0.0 mi · 50
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy High0.0 mi · 21
- 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.
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