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Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,067 students in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle Schools in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
8 Schools
999 Schools
# Students
4,352 Students
272,844 Students
# Teachers
290 Teachers
17,802 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 520 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#190 out of 525 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
41%
Graduation Rate
87%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.59
% American Indian
1%
2%
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
5%
11%
% Black
4%
12%
% White
82%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,885 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,677 is less than the state median of $18,585. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$65 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$77 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,885
$17,860
Spending / Student
$17,677
$18,585
Best Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Sauk Rapids-rice Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
901 1st St S
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
(320) 654-9073
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
(320) 654-9073
Gr: 6-8 | 1,067 student Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Rank: n/an/a
1833 Osauka Road Ne
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
(320) 258-1822
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
(320) 258-1822
Gr: 6-12
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