Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Park Rapids’s public schools score below 68% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Park Rapids’s districts is 41%, below the Minnesota average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Park Rapids, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.
From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Park Rapids’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 259 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Park Rapids’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Park Rapids’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,940 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one high school
From grade 9 the district’s path is Park Rapids Senior High. Enrollment is down 21% since 2021–22. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Heartland Lakes Elementary is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Park Rapids’s grade
C: better than 32% of Minnesota school districts, #256 of 274 Minnesota towns. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Park Rapids, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 861 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 861 students · 18:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 861 students · 18:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 861 students · 18:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 861 students · 18:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 861 students · 18:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 861 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 861 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 420 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 420 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 420 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Park Rapids
Park Rapids Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 420 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Park Rapids’s public schools are run by Park Rapids Public School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Park Rapids vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Park Rapids’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Park Rapids | C | Park Rapids Public |
| Todd | C | Park Rapids Public |
| Henrietta | C | Park Rapids Public |
| Straight River | — | Park Rapids Public PK–12 · Menahga Public PK–12 |
All 3 neighbors share Park Rapids Public with Park Rapids, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Park Rapids
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 4 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Park Rapids Area Century Middle, Frank White Education Center, Park Rapids Virtual Academy High and Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle).
Questions about Park Rapids’s schools
Are Park Rapids’s schools good?
On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Park Rapids children attend score below 68% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #256 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Park Rapids in?
Park Rapids Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,379 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Park Rapids kids go to high school?
Park Rapids Senior High, with 420 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Park Rapids’s graduation rate?
70–74% of the class of 2023 in Park Rapids Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Park Rapids spend per student?
$14,940 in Park Rapids Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Park Rapids families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Park Rapids → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.