Best Park Rapids Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 8 public schools serving 1,675 students in Park Rapids, MN (there are 1 private school, serving 5 private students). 100% of all K-12 students in Park Rapids, MN are educated in public schools (compared to the MN state average of 90%).

The top-ranked public schools in Park Rapids, MN are Park Rapids Area Century Elementary School, Headwaters Educ Learning Program and Park Rapids Area Century Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Park Rapids, MN public schools have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Minnesota public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Park Rapids have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Minnesota public schools.

Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public school average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).