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Park Rapids School District, Minnesota

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Park Rapids School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 1,675 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Park Rapids School District is a school district in Minnesota (Becker and Hubbard counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,675 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Park Rapids School District consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dana Kocka2028
Jay Pike2028
Sherry Safratowich2028
Colter Diekmann2026
Clayton Hoyt2026
Andrea Morgan2026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,830,000 $1,623 10%
Local: $7,154,000 $4,102 26%
State: $17,023,000 $9,761 63%
Total: $27,007,000 $15,486
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $29,000,000 $16,628
Total Current Expenditures: $23,008,000 $13,192
Instructional Expenditures: $15,683,000 $8,992 54%
Student and Staff Support: $1,179,000 $676 4%
Administration: $1,921,000 $1,101 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,225,000 $2,422 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,183,000 $2,398
Construction: $3,646,000 $2,090
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $951,000 $545
Interest on Debt: $517,000 $296


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 38 PS PS 20-24 <50 30-39 41
2020-2021 37 PS PS 20-29 <=20 30-39 40
2018-2019 46 PS PS 20-29 21-39 40-44 48
2017-2018 53 PS >=50 30-39 <50 50-59 56
2016-2017 56 PS <50 30-39 <=20 60-69 59
2015-2016 57 PS <50 21-39 <50 30-39 60
2014-2015 62 PS <50 40-59 21-39 40-59 64
2013-2014 62 PS <50 40-59 <=20 40-59 64
2012-2013 59 PS <50 60-79 21-39 40-59 61
2011-2012 65 PS >=50 40-59 30-39 >=50 67
2010-2011 54 PS <50 40-59 20-29 57

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 41 PS 25-29 <50 30-39 43
2020-2021 48 PS PS 30-39 21-39 40-49 50
2018-2019 51 PS PS 20-29 21-39 40-49 55
2017-2018 52 PS PS 30-39 21-39 40-49 54
2016-2017 54 PS <50 20-29 21-39 40-49 57
2015-2016 53 PS <50 40-59 <=20 40-49 55
2014-2015 57 PS <50 40-59 21-39 40-59 60
2013-2014 60 PS >=50 40-59 40-59 40-59 62
2012-2013 54 PS >=50 40-59 30-39 40-59 55
2011-2012 76 PS >=50 60-79 50-59 >=50 78
2010-2011 71 PS <50 60-79 40-49 74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 65-69 PS PS 40-59 PS >=50 70-74
2020-2021 80-84 >=50 PS PS 80-84
2019-2020 70-74 PS >=50 PS 75-79
2018-2019 70-74 PS PS >=50 <50 >=50 75-79
2017-2018 70-74 PS PS >=50 75-79
2016-2017 70-74 PS PS PS <50 80-84
2015-2016 70-74 PS PS >=50 70-74
2014-2015 75-79 PS PS <50 75-79
2013-2014 75-79 PS PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 70-74 PS PS PS <50 75-79
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS <50 75-79
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,675 -5.4
2022-2023 1,765 1.2
2021-2022 1,744 3.3
2020-2021 1,686 -2.5
2019-2020 1,728 -0.6
2018-2019 1,739 3.7
2017-2018 1,674 1.3
2016-2017 1,653 4.5
2015-2016 1,579 2.6
2014-2015 1,538 1.9
2013-2014 1,509 -2.8
2012-2013 1,551 0.8
2011-2012 1,539 -0.8
2010-2011 1,552 0.1
2009-2010 1,551 0.2
2008-2009 1,548 -4.8
2007-2008 1,623 -1.2
2006-2007 1,642 0.9
2005-2006 1,628 -4.9
2004-2005 1,707 -2.8
2003-2004 1,755 -3.7
2002-2003 1,820 -2.9
2001-2002 1,873 -2.1
2000-2001 1,912 -2.1
1999-2000 1,952 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Park Rapids School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.8 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 7.1
Black 0.3 11.8
Hispanic 9.0 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 7.3 6.4
White 79.4 61.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Park Rapids School District had 131.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.69.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.10
Kindergarten: 7.00
Elementary: 52.87
Secondary: 64.18
Total: 131.98

Park Rapids School District employed 8.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 3.03
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 4.76
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 48.33
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.77
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.88
Student Support Services: 14.23
Other Support Services: 35.15


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Park Rapids School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Century Middle School Within A Sch225-8
Frank White Education Center0PK-PK
Headwaters Educ Learning Program529-12
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary682PK-4
Park Rapids Area Century Middle4425-8
Park Rapids Senior High4579-12
Park Rapids Virtual Academy High159-12
Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle56-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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