Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High

Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High is a senior high of large scale in SAUK RAPIDS, Minnesota, run under Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, instructing 1,319 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 256% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Across the 6 schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools (4,331 students total), Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High lists that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. Compared to Benton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 30% 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, Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Benton County shows median household earnings sit near $74,410, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benton County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,680 students), of which Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High is one.

Nearest neighbor: ALC - Sauk Rapids, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High. On composite proficiency, Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,339 students in 2018 to 1,319 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.