Park Rapids Minnesota Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Park Rapids Minnesota based mainly on the latest year 2020 American Community Survey census data but also the survey from Common Core Data available for Public Elementary through Secondary Schools. In Figure 1, the percent of all people aged 25 years or older, who have either graduated from high school or completed the Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) or some equivalent certification/credential. Park Rapids shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 88% which is the second smallest in terms of percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Lake George CDP which shows a high school graduates of 99% (12.9% larger).

In Figure 2, the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college/university with at least a bachelor's degree is provided. Note that the bachelor's degree is also called a four-year degree because it normally takes four years of full-time study to finish the course curriculum required to obtain the degree. This chart portrays the proportion of the population in this region who are college graduates with at least a bachelor degree or higher. In many ways, this analysis alongside the prior chart are very quick measures of the level of education in any particular area. Park Rapids shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 22% which is the second most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the places in the greater Park Rapids region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Lake George CDP which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 28% (30.3% larger).

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people 25 years of age or older who either have no schooling at all or dropped out of school before being able to complete high school. Additionally, these are people who also do not have a Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) or some other high school level type credential/student achievement. This analysis, along with the last two charts, provides another high level review and comparative data on the Park Rapids Minnesota educational level. Park Rapids shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 12% which is the second most of all the places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Menahga which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 14% (11.5% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Park Rapids Minnesota. This chart provides the proportion of people aged 25 years of age or older and what was their level of educational attainment. The chart provides 5 broad categories including: No Education/No School, Some High School, High School or equivalent, Some college or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or higher. Park Rapids has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 12% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Menahga with 13%. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 35% of the total.

The next chart shows a break down of people who have received a bachelor's degree or higher advanced degree generally in a campus learning environment. In particular, Figure 6, provides the proportional breakdown of all the people who have received a postsecondary education along with what the level of advanced degree that was obtained. Note that these categories do not include any type professional development type activities such as those related to maintaining professional credentials in workshop lessons. Note Professional Degree includes medical, dental, lawyers, etc. Park Rapids has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an associate degree at 53% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Pine Point CDP with 73%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 13% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Lake George CDP with 14%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Osage CDP with 6%.

The chart in Figure 7 shows the broad area of academic concentration or the discipline for people who have received a bachelors degree. This high level classification is essentially the field of study for which a degree was obtained. Park Rapids has the percentage of percent of people with a science or engineering degree in the center range of other places in the metro area at 10.3% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 26.7% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart (Figure 8) provides a more detailed deep dive on the category of major degree obtained for people aged 25 years or older who earned a bachelor's degree or higher. Specifically, this frequency distribution details out what the major field of study was the degree obtained. Park Rapids has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 9.8% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Lake George CDP (15.8%), and #1 Pine Point CDP (97.2%) are larger. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in visual and performing arts at 2.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 14.2% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Park Rapids Minnesota region for broad educational attainment. This analysis uses provides five broad education attainment categories including: No Education/No School, Some High School, High School or equivalent, Some college or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or higher. Park Rapids has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 34.5% of the total.

A more detailed frequency distribution of educational attainment is provided in Figure 10. In particular this illustration breaks out the highest levels of university educational opportunities beyond the four year college degree. Included in the breakout are the relative proportion of masters degrees, PhD/Doctorate/Doctorial holders, and professional degrees such as medicine, dentistry, lawyers, etc. Park Rapids has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 12.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Menahga with 13.2%. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 34.5% of the total. The next exhibit (Figure 11) provides detailed cross tabulation analysis that provides education success data broken out or cross tabulated by age group. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows. Figure 12 is a cross tabulation analysis that shows large educational success categories and is broken out or cross tabulated by racial group. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.The final cross tabulation analysis is provided in Figure 13 and shows education success broken out by gender. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.

Park Rapids Minnesota School Enrollment Charts

The next section of chart resources look at school enrollment by a variety of educational institutions and are categorized into a number of other groupings. Figure 14 provides the overall school enrollment by broad range of school age/level groupings. Park Rapids has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 31.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Osage CDP with 33.3%. Second, it has less than most other places in the surrounding region as measured by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 7.1% of the total.

Figure 15 provides a simple high level comparison of the proportion of students that are enrolled in public schools versus students enrolled in private schools in the Park Rapids Minnesota region. Park Rapids depicts percent enrolled in public schools substantially bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

The next comparison provided in Figure 16 shows the proportion of students enrolled in private schools versus students enrolled public schools for students enrolled in Kindergarten through 8th grade (grade 8) or (K through 8). Park Rapids shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades very much bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

The next chart (Figure 18) provides a similar analysis to the last chart but provides the data for public post secondary education versus private higher education colleges. Park Rapids shows percent enrolled in a public college approximately 4.4 times bigger as the percent enrolled in a private college.

Figure 19 shows another view of students enrolled in public or private schools-postsecondary schools or colleges/universities. This analysis shows the proportion for all graduate and professional schools (such as law or medical school) and whether those students are enrolled in private or public institutions. Park Rapids shows percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately 3.1 times bigger as the percent enrolled in a private gradudate or professional school.

The next chart in this series of resources shown in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in any educational institution for each place in the greater Park Rapids region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Park Rapids depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 864 which is the largest of all places in the greater Park Rapids region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Park Rapids is only about 0.0% the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Minnesota, total population enrolled in school of 1,395,300, Park Rapids is only about 0.1% the size.

Park Rapids Minnesota Area Schools Charts

Figure 23 lists all the schools in the area along with the school district, county location and other program information/credential such as if they are a public charter school or private charter school or magnet school. Some of the Area Schools are: Park Rapids Senior High, Park Rapids Area Century Middle, Park Rapids Area Century Elementary, Nevis Secondary, and Nevis Elementary. The next illustration in Figure 24 shows the total child school enrollment for all grades (through 12th grade) at the school shown using NCES data (Common Core of Data, Public Elementary-Secondary School Universe Survey.) Looking at Enrollment for Area Schools we find that Park Rapids Area Century Elementary ranks the largest with a value of 636 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Menahga Elementary (552), Park Rapids Area Century Middle (467), W.H.A. Elementary (448), and Park Rapids Senior High (428). The difference between the highest value (Park Rapids Area Century Elementary) and the next highest (Menahga Elementary) is that the enrolled students is about 15.2% larger.

Figure 25 show the ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers in the classroom. A good student to teacher ratio should be low because it indicates that there are less students for any one teacher to educate in a class and generally a better learning environment, better success and optimal teaching excellence. Teachers includes all educational staff such as special education teachers and any other educator. Note that distance learning (online learning/remote learning) is not included in these values. Looking at Student to Teacher Ratio for Area Schools we find that Pine Point Elementary ranks the largest with a value of 5.3 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Laporte Secondary (11.4), Sebeka Elementary (12.2), Laporte Elementary (12.5), and Nevis Elementary (13.0). The difference between the lowest value (Pine Point Elementary) and the next lowest (Laporte Secondary) is that the student to teacher ratio is about twice as large.

The next chart, Figure 26, shows the racial mix of students at each location in this district of the state of Minnesota department of education.