Can I use Hubbard County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Hubbard County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Hubbard County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Hubbard County?

Start with the 14 listed public schools and 3 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Hubbard County Schools & Education

Name: Hubbard County, Minnesota Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hubbard County, Minnesota

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

35/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

75.1%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

75.1%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 86.6%

Per-Pupil Spending

$8,057

National avg $13,239

State avg $8,463

School Score

35/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 55/100

State Score Position

#85

of 87 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Hubbard County

Measured School Summary

Hubbard County faces educational challenges with a school score of 35/100 and a graduation rate of 75.1%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

Hubbard County spends $8,057 per student, which is on the lower end of adequate and may require careful resource allocation to maintain quality.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 36% below the Minnesota average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 11.5 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 5% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Hubbard County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

14 public schools and 3 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

35/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #85 of 87 Minnesota counties with school score data.

Completion

75.1%

11.5 pts below the state average

Funding context

$8,057

$406 below the state average

School coverage

3 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Hubbard County has 14 public schools across 3 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

View Public Schools Compare Counties

Parent decision brief

What Hubbard County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Review-carefully county

Hubbard County has a lower measured county-level school signal. Use the school table to look for specific districts or grade bands that may differ from the county average.

State position

#85

of 87 Minnesota counties with school score data. The county score is 20 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary to high school visible

1,765 students

Elementary 1Middle 3High 3Other 1

8 listed schools in this county slice.

NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary and high visible

597 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 2Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

Laporte Public School District

Elementary to high school visible

347 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is the largest listed district slice, with 8 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Hubbard County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Hubbard County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Hubbard County Composite School Scores Fall Below State Average

Education data brief for Hubbard County, Minnesota.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:School score

The public schools in Hubbard County hold a composite school score of 35.1, a figure that is notably lower than the Minnesota state average of 54.9 and the national median of 50.0. All 14 public schools in the county are classified as rural by the NCES, with an average enrollment of 226 students. The Park Rapids Public School District is the largest in the county, serving 1,765 students across eight schools, including its elementary and middle campuses which are the most populous in the region. The graduation rate for the county is 75.1%, trailing the state rate of 86.6% and the national average of 87.0%. Spending is also below benchmarks, with a per-pupil expenditure of $8,057 compared to the state's $8,463 and the national $13,000. There are no charter schools located in Hubbard County. See the NCES Common Core of Data for individual school performance records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Hubbard County

Reported Enrollment

2,709

14 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary3

Middle4

High6

Other1

3 School Districts in Hubbard County

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

8 schools

1,765 students

NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

3 schools

597 students

Laporte Public School District

3 schools

347 students

14 Public Schools in Hubbard County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

Search schools

Level

Sort

Showing 14 of 14 matching schools

Public schools in Hubbard County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY	Record	PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PARK RAPIDS, 56470Rural: Fringe	PK–4	Primary	618
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY MIDDLE	Record	PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PARK RAPIDS, 56470Rural: Fringe	5–8	Middle	497
PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH	Record	PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PARK RAPIDS, 56470Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	497
NEVIS ELEMENTARY	Record	NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	NEVIS, 56467Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	333
NEVIS SECONDARY	Record	NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	NEVIS, 56467Rural: Distant	7–12	High	264
LAPORTE ELEMENTARY	Record	Laporte Public School District	LAPORTE, 56461Rural: Remote	PK–5	Primary	185
LAPORTE SECONDARY	Record	Laporte Public School District	LAPORTE, 56461Rural: Remote	9–12	High	93
Frank White Education Center	Record	PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PARK RAPIDS, 56470Rural: Fringe	PK	Other	80
Laporte Middle School	Record	Laporte Public School District	LAPORTE, 56461Rural: Remote	6–8	Middle	69
HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM	Record	PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PARK RAPIDS, 56470Rural: Fringe	9–12	Alternative	59
Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle	Record	PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PARK RAPIDS, 56470Rural: Fringe	6–8	Virtual	10
Park Rapids Virtual Academy High	Record	PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PARK RAPIDS, 56470Rural: Fringe	9–12	Virtual	4
Century Middle School Within A Sch	Record	PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	PARK RAPIDS, 56470Rural: Fringe	5–8	Alternative	0
NEVIS AREA LEARNING PROGRAM	Record	NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	NEVIS, 56467Rural: Distant	9–12	Alternative	0

PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

PARK RAPIDS, 56470 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–4Primary618 students

PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY MIDDLE

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

PARK RAPIDS, 56470 / Rural: Fringe

Record5–8Middle497 students

PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

PARK RAPIDS, 56470 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High497 students

NEVIS ELEMENTARY

NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

NEVIS, 56467 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary333 students

NEVIS SECONDARY

NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

NEVIS, 56467 / Rural: Distant

Record7–12High264 students

LAPORTE ELEMENTARY

Laporte Public School District

LAPORTE, 56461 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary185 students

LAPORTE SECONDARY

Laporte Public School District

LAPORTE, 56461 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High93 students

Frank White Education Center

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

PARK RAPIDS, 56470 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPKOther80 students

Laporte Middle School

Laporte Public School District

LAPORTE, 56461 / Rural: Remote

Record6–8Middle69 students

HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

PARK RAPIDS, 56470 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12Alternative59 students

Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

PARK RAPIDS, 56470 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Virtual10 students

Park Rapids Virtual Academy High

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

PARK RAPIDS, 56470 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12Virtual4 students

Century Middle School Within A Sch

PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

PARK RAPIDS, 56470 / Rural: Fringe

Record5–8Alternative0 students

NEVIS AREA LEARNING PROGRAM

NEVIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

NEVIS, 56467 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12Alternative0 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$8,057

State avg $8,463

Compare Nearby Counties

Review Hubbard County against other counties using the same NCES-backed metrics.

Open Compare

Browse Public Schools

See school-level enrollment, grade ranges, school type, and district affiliation.

View Schools

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minnesota counties have the highest graduation rates?

Jackson County (95.7%), Cottonwood County (95.3%), and Cook County (95.0%) currently lead Minnesota among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Minnesota?

Across Minnesota counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $8,463. The highest current county values are Cook County ($12,089), Kittson County ($10,301), and Beltrami County ($10,167). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Hubbard County?

Hubbard County has a school score of 35/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Hubbard County?

The high school graduation rate in Hubbard County is 75.1%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Hubbard County spend per student?

Hubbard County spends $8,057 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

Counties with Similar School Profile

Chisago County

Minnesota

+0 pts

35/100

School score

Watonwan County

Minnesota

-1 pts

35/100

School score

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

-1 pts

34/100

School score

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

Explore more data for Hubbard County

Property Tax Cost of Living Crime Rate Income Health Disaster Risk Water Quality Weather County Score