Maple Lake High School in Maple Lake, Minnesota on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Maple Lake High School is a rural public school in Maple Lake, Minnesota that is part of Maple Lake Independent School District 881. It serves 340 students in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Its teachers have had 29 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 7 - 12

340 Students

27 Teachers

200 Highway 55 E

Maple Lake, MN 55358 View local requests

http://www.maplelake.k12.mn.us/

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Maple Lake High School Demographics

30%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Maple Lake High School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Jan 15, 2026

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