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Schools in Straight River Township

Straight River Township’s public schools

Park Rapids Public School District and Menahga Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Straight River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Park Rapids Public
Students per teacher
15.9
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,848 students on the public path
In brief

Straight River Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Straight River Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Park Rapids Area Century Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Menahga High School lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Straight River Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Menahga High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Straight River Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
7–12Menahga High Schoolin MenahgaC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Park Rapids Public School District.

Two districts serve Straight River Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Park Rapids Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,379 students, down 21% since 2021–22 · 15.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,940MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Menahga Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 987 students, up 77% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,816MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Park Rapids Public School District41%
State average 51.1% · 800 students tested
Math · PK–12, Park Rapids Public School District38%
State average 44.8% · 818 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Menahga Public School District49%
State average 51.1% · 240 students tested
Math · PK–12, Menahga Public School District46%
State average 44.8% · 217 students tested

Straight River Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Straight River Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Straight River Township—Park Rapids Public PK–12 · Menahga Public PK–12
Hubbard—Park Rapids Public
Park RapidsCPark Rapids Public
Green Valley—Park Rapids Public PK–12 · Menahga Public PK–12
ToddCPark Rapids Public
Blueberry—Menahga Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share Park Rapids Public with Straight River Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Straight River Township

3 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).

Also serving Straight River Townshipin other towns
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Park Rapids
A
861 students18:1Rate it →
Menahga Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Menahga
B+
537 students15:1Rate it →
Menahga High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Menahga
C+
450 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Straight River Township’s schools

Are Straight River Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Straight River Township. Park Rapids Public School District and Menahga Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Straight River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Straight River Township in?

Park Rapids Public School District and Menahga Public School District.

Where do Straight River Township kids go to high school?

Menahga High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.