📍 310 S Broadway, Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, 56572
Pelican Rapids Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County. The school has 405 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pelican Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pelican Rapids Secondary enrolls 405 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 405 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 qualify for free lunch and 65 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pelican Rapids Secondary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 8.
Pelican Rapids Secondary is one of 4 schools in Pelican Rapids Public Schools, based in PELICAN RAPIDS, Minnesota. The district serves 842 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 405 students, Pelican Rapids Secondary is larger than the district average of about 211 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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