School district · Minnesota

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools in Minnesota: 8 public schools with 4,331 students and 15.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,571 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
4,331
Students per teacher
15.9
MN 14.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,571
MN $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
272
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
541
MN 476 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Minnesota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Minnesota: 49%

47%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 55% of school districts in Minnesota

Median 46% · 475 school districts compared

1,957 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Minnesota: 47%

36%proficient

−2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in Minnesota

Median 42% · 474 school districts compared

1,955 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.7K15
$9.2K16
$9.8K17
$10.3K18
$10.8K19
$11.3K20
$12.2K21
$13.4K22
$13.4K23
$14.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.4% · $6.5M
State
70% · $54.1M
Local
22% · $16.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,153
Support services
$4,689
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.1M
Long-term debt
$44.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K58———
Sauk Rapids ECFEAlternative
Pre-K0———
K–580815.148%52%
Pre-K–573413.348%49%
Pre-K–535712.850%44%
6–81,05519.646%24%
6–120———
9–121,31919.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1833 Osauka Rd NE, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Phone
(320)253-4703
Website