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Enrollment
1,319
High
DISTRICT 722 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUK RAPIDS-RICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273288001434
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High
1835 OSAUKA RD NE, SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379 · (320) 253-4700 · Benton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,319 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
19.1:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
391 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 357 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 341 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 329 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 292 | 22% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High this school | 1,319 | 29.6% | 38.2% |
| Cambridge-Isanti High School CAMBRIDGE | 1,582 | 30.3% | 42.3% |
| Rock Ridge High School VIRGINIA | 1,048 | 30.2% | 34.0% |
| Princeton High School PRINCETON | 940 | 30.2% | 48.9% |
| BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH BRAINERD | 1,805 | 31.5% | 41.4% |
| MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH MANKATO | 1,232 | 26.5% | 56.1% |
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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #209 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #220 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #219 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,319 | #66 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #241 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #192 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #299 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #133 of 146 |
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
1,319
-104 (-7%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,319 | 68.9 | 19.1:1 | 30% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 1,317 | 75.1 | 17.5:1 | 33% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 1,394 | 78 | 17.9:1 | 35% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 1,423 | 81 | 17.6:1 | 25% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 1,339 | 76.8 | 17.4:1 | 27% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 1,301 | 72 | 18.1:1 | 27% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 1,199 | 66 | 18.2:1 | 25% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 1,158 | 71 | 16.3:1 | 12% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 37 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,339 to 1,319); teachers down 10% (76.8 to 68.9).
About Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High
SAUK RAPIDS, Minnesota, is home to Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High, a large high school. It reported 1,319 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Minnesota average about 371 students, which makes this school 256% above average.
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High reports to Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, which has 6 schools and 4,331 students.
The share of students at Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High who are White is 83%. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Benton County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
The school's 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. Income data for the school show 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Minnesota public high schools.
Test results at Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High are 11.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.2% actual, 49.1% predicted).
Looking at the county, Benton County, median household income comes to about $74,410, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 6,680 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ALC - Sauk Rapids, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High ranks 3rd of 5 on average proficiency.
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment fell 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.6:1 to 19.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,593
Census ACS
Median income
$74,410
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,055 students
- Mississippi Heights ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Pleasantview ElementaryElementary · 734 students
- Rice ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Hillside Early Childhood CenterElementary · 58 students
- Sauk Rapids ECFEElementary
Other schools in SAUK RAPIDS
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,055 students
- Mississippi Heights ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Pleasantview ElementaryElementary · 734 students
- ALC - Sauk RapidsHigh · 59 students
- Hillside Early Childhood CenterElementary · 58 students
- Benton-Stearns Education DistrictHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- ALC - Sauk Rapids0.0 mi · 59
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School1.8 mi · 1,055
- Mississippi Heights Elementary1.8 mi · 808
- Hillside Early Childhood Center2.2 mi · 58
- Pleasantview Elementary2.2 mi · 734
- Benton-Stearns Education District2.3 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior HighHow many students attend Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High?
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High enrolls approximately 1,319 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High serve?
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High have?
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High?
Student demographics at Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High are roughly 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High public or private?
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.