High Schools in Parkers Prairie Public School District

Summary:

The Parkers Prairie Public School District in Minnesota has only one high school, Parkers Prairie Secondary, which serves students in grades 9-12. The data reveals a concerning trend of declining performance and rankings for this school over the past few years.

Parkers Prairie Secondary has seen a significant drop in its statewide ranking, falling from 140th out of 476 Minnesota high schools in 2022-2023 to 321st out of 450 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars out of 5 to just 1 star out of 5 during this time period. Additionally, the school's graduation rate of 84.2% in 2023-2024 is slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.4% is higher than the state average.

Academically, Parkers Prairie Secondary is struggling, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading significantly below the state averages, often scoring below 40% proficiency in most grade levels. The school's performance in Science is also below the state average, with only 29.79% of students proficient in 2023-2024. These academic challenges may be exacerbated by the school's relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families, and a student-teacher ratio slightly higher than the state average.

District Detail

411 S Otter Ave
Parkers Prairie, MN 56361-0046

(218) 338-6011

SchoolDigger Rank:
215^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 531

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Parkers Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 338-6011	280	13	21.1	26.1%	269 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.1	321^st of 450 public high schools	28.7%		53.3	241^st of 480 public high schools	49.8%	80	46.8	43.9	14.6	34.6	41.3	29.3	45.2	38.1	$13,060

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Freshwater Education District	0.26 mi	21
Alexandria Public School District	7.57 mi	10	63^rd
Henning Public School District	13.04 mi	2	143^rd
Bertha-Hewitt Public School District	15.14 mi	2	266^th
Runestone Area Education District	17.15 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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