Pine River Area Schools
Public
Regional · 13 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Le Roy, Rose Lake, Lincoln, Burdell, Newkirk, Sherman, Ellsworth, Pinora, Cedar, Dover, Luther, Tustin and Le Roy, and parts of Cherry Grove, Clam Lake and Hartwick.
At a glance
894Students enrolled
3Schools
13Towns served
$15,685Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
62%Free / reduced lunch
Academic performanceDistrict vs MI
Math proficiency22%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 82.9%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,685
per student each year · 5% below the MI average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,020’20
1,009’21
974’22
912’23
894’24
Students
White · 91%815
Two or more races · 4%37
Hispanic · 3%29
Black · 1%6
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%2
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Le Roy1,705 people
Rose Lake1,386 people
Lincoln1,368 people
Burdell1,060 people
Newkirk909 people
Sherman887 people
Ellsworth722 people
Pinora570 people
Cedar561 people
Dover460 people
Luther303 people
Tustin203 people
Le Roy202 people
Also covers small parts of Cherry Grove, Clam Lake and Hartwick.
Schools3 in district
Pine River Area Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 270 students · Leroy
A-PublicPine River Area Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–7 · 261 students · Leroy
CPublicPine River Area High SchoolHigh · Grades 8–12 · 363 students · Leroy
C+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Cadillac Area Public SchoolsCadillac · Haring · Henderson + 2 more · $13,677 per student
Baldwin Community SchoolsCherry Valley · Eden · Peacock · $28,957 per student
McBain Rural Agricultural SchoolsHighland · Richland · $14,602 per student
Evart Public SchoolsMiddle Branch · Osceola · $15,098 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.