Park Rapids Area Century Middle
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Park Rapids, Minnesota
Park Rapids Area Century Middle in Park Rapids, Minnesota enrolled 497 students in 2024-25 with 31.5 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%
497 students in 2022-23, 442 students in 2023-24, 497 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.8 to 31.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 497 | 38.8 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 34.5 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 497 | 31.5 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools
Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Park Rapids Area Century Middle enrolled 497 students and reported no counselor; it reported 93 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions93
- Chronically absent31.6% (2022-23)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Park Rapids Area Century Middle scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37% | 41% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 26% | 38% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Park Rapids
2 public middle schools in Park Rapids report 2024-25 enrollment; Park Rapids Area Century Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Rapids Area Century Middle | 497 | 15.8 | 14.5% |
| Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle | 1 | not reported | 60.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Park Rapids Area Century Middle
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy MiddleThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Laporte Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 25 miles away: 80 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
- Compare Park Rapids Area Century Middle with Park Rapids Virtual Academy MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Park Rapids Public School District spends per student$13,698 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,698
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaPark Rapids Area Century Middle is the number 144 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#144 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.15.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Park Rapids Area Century Middle
How many students attend Park Rapids Area Century Middle?
497 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 497 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Park Rapids, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Rapids Area Century Middle?
15.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Park Rapids Area Century Middle a Title I school?
Park Rapids Area Century Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Park Rapids Area Century Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Park Rapids Area Century Middle scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Park Rapids Area Century Middle in?
Park Rapids Public School District, NCES district ID 2728080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272808001236 are the district's.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.