Park Rapids Public School District

Public school district · Hubbard County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2728080

Park Rapids Public School District spent $13,698 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 56% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 7 schools enrolled 1,930 students in 2024-25; 57.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,940 per student, up 9.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Minnesota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Park Rapids in enrollment (1,642 to 1,845 students) and Park Rapids itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Park Rapids, FY23Waseca Public Schools $14,362; Fairmont Area $14,209; Park Rapids $13,698; New Brighton $13,209; Thief River Falls Public Schools $12,994; Albany Area Schools $12,793; Mora Public Schools $12,666; Milaca Public Schools $12,515; Jordan Public Schools $12,400; Pequot Lakes Public Schools $12,073; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16kWaseca Public Schools$14,362Fairmont Area$14,209Park Rapids$13,698New Brighton$13,209Thief River Falls Public Schoo…$12,994Albany Area Schools$12,793Mora Public Schools$12,666Milaca Public Schools$12,515Jordan Public Schools$12,400Pequot Lakes Public Schools$12,073State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Park Rapids, FY23Waseca Public Schools $14,362; Fairmont Area $14,209; Park Rapids $13,698; New Brighton $13,209; Thief River Falls Public Schools $12,994; Albany Area Schools $12,793; Mora Public Schools $12,666; Milaca Public Schools $12,515; Jordan Public Schools $12,400; Pequot Lakes Public Schools $12,073; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16kWaseca Public Schools$14,362Fairmont Area$14,209Park Rapids$13,698New Brighton$13,209Thief River Falls Public Schools$12,994Albany Area Schools$12,793Mora Public Schools$12,666Milaca Public Schools$12,515Jordan Public Schools$12,400Pequot Lakes Public Schools$12,073State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Park Rapids, FY23Waseca Public Schools $14,362; Fairmont Area $14,209; Park Rapids $13,698; New Brighton $13,209; Thief River Falls Public Schools $12,994; Albany Area Schools $12,793; Mora Public Schools $12,666; Milaca Public Schools $12,515; Jordan Public Schools $12,400; Pequot Lakes Public Schools $12,073; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16kWaseca Public Schools$14,362Fairmont Area$14,209Park Rapids$13,698New Brighton$13,209Thief River Falls Public Schools$12,994Albany Area Schools$12,793Mora Public Schools$12,666Milaca Public Schools$12,515Jordan Public Schools$12,400Pequot Lakes Public Schools$12,073State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Park Rapids, FY23Waseca Public Schools $14,362; Fairmont Area $14,209; Park Rapids $13,698; New Brighton $13,209; Thief River Falls Public Schools $12,994; Albany Area Schools $12,793; Mora Public Schools $12,666; Milaca Public Schools $12,515; Jordan Public Schools $12,400; Pequot Lakes Public Schools $12,073; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16kWaseca Public Schools$14,362Fairmont Area$14,209Park Rapids$13,698New Brighton$13,209Thief River Falls Public Schools$12,994Albany Area Schools$12,793Mora Public Schools$12,666Milaca Public Schools$12,515Jordan Public Schools$12,400Pequot Lakes Public Schools$12,073State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$31,741,000 in revenue: 57.4% state, 32.4% local and 10.2% federal. Total spending including $6,870,000 of capital outlay was $34,047,000, or $19,290 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Park Rapids Public School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $18,228,000; Local $10,274,000; Federal $3,239,000; total $31,741,000.
  • State$18,228,000 57%
  • Local$10,274,000 32%
  • Federal$3,239,000 10%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 163 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,765 students in 2022-23, 1,653 students in 2023-24, 1,850 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Park Rapids Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,765, 2023-24: 1,653, 2024-25: 1,85005001k1.5k2k2022-231,7652023-241,6532024-251,850
Park Rapids Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,765, 2023-24: 1,653, 2024-25: 1,85005001k1.5k2k2022-231,7652023-241,6532024-251,850
Park Rapids Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,765, 2023-24: 1,653, 2024-25: 1,85005001k1.5k2k2022-231,7652023-241,6532024-251,850
Park Rapids Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,765, 2023-24: 1,653, 2024-25: 1,85005001k1.5k2k2022-231,7652023-241,6532024-251,850

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,765125.714.0
2023-241,653128.212.9
2024-251,850115.616.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$8,007,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,537 per student

Park Rapids Public School District booked $8,007,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 129 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $62,297 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 49 in 100 Minnesota districts with a figure (state median $62,418, 464 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$6,108,00076.3%
Special education$1,565,00019.5%
Vocational$264,0003.3%
Other programs$70,0000.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,708 in 2018-19, $3,947 in 2019-20, $4,247 in 2020-21, $4,423 in 2021-22, $4,537 in 2022-23.

Park Rapids Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,708, 2019-20: $3,947, 2020-21: $4,247, 2021-22: $4,423, 2022-23: $4,53702k4k6k2018-19$3,7082019-20$3,9472020-21$4,2472021-22$4,4232022-23$4,537
Park Rapids Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,708, 2019-20: $3,947, 2020-21: $4,247, 2021-22: $4,423, 2022-23: $4,53702k4k6k2018-19$3,7082019-20$3,9472020-21$4,2472021-22$4,4232022-23$4,537
Park Rapids Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,708, 2019-20: $3,947, 2020-21: $4,247, 2021-22: $4,423, 2022-23: $4,53702k4k6k2018-19$3,7082019-20$3,9472020-21$4,2472021-22$4,4232022-23$4,537
Park Rapids Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,708, 2019-20: $3,947, 2020-21: $4,247, 2021-22: $4,423, 2022-23: $4,53702k4k6k2018-19$3,7082019-20$3,9472020-21$4,2472021-22$4,4232022-23$4,537

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Park Rapids Public School District scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 38% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMinnesotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts41%51.1%800
Math38%44.8%818

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-74% of the 163 students in Park Rapids Public School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate70‑74%83.3%
Students in the class16369,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 861 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Park Rapids Area Century Elementary86118.044.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 498 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Park Rapids Area Century Middle49715.814.5%Eligible, no program
Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle1not reported60.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 491 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Park Rapids Senior High42012.634.5%Eligible, no program
Headwaters Educ Learning Program5016.756.0%Eligible, no program
Park Rapids Virtual Academy High21not reported28.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 80 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Frank White Education Center80not reported30.0%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Frank White Education Center

School in Park Rapids; open in 2024-25; 80 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Park Rapids Public School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Park Rapids Public School District

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentPark Rapids Public School District ranks 91 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,698).#91 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaPark Rapids Public School District is the number 106 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 1,765 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#106 of 543
  3. Waseca Public SchoolsThe next larger Minnesota district: 1,784 students in fall 2022, $14,362 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,362
  4. Milaca Public SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 1,684 students in fall 2022, $12,515 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,515
  5. Compare Park Rapids Public School District with Waseca Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Park Rapids Senior High, its largest high school420 students in 2024-25, 12.6 per teacher.420
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaPark Rapids Public School District spent $62,297 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$62,297
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Park Rapids Public School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Park Rapids Public School District?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 1 other), enrolling 1,930 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Park Rapids Public School District spend per student?
    $13,698 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,940 per student, up 9.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Park Rapids Public School District's money come from?
    $31,741,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.4% state, 32.4% local and 10.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Park Rapids Public School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 310 of the 1,900 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Park Rapids Public School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $8,007,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,537 per student. Divided by the 129 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,297 per teacher, more than 49 in 100 Minnesota districts (state median $62,418). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Park Rapids Public School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Park Rapids Public School District scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 38% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Park Rapids Public School District?
    70-74% of the 163 students in Park Rapids Public School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Park Rapids Public School District's NCES district ID?
    2728080. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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