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Pine River-Backus Public School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 24 towns
Serves Ideal, Pine River, Pine River, Powers, Ponto Lake, Jenkins, Barclay, Wilson, Maple, Fifty Lakes, Walden, Backus, Home Brook, Chickamaw Beach, Moose Lake, Timothy, Deerfield, Bull Moose, McKinley, Gail Lake, Bungo, Blind Lake, Ansel and Manhattan Beach, and parts of Crosslake, Woodrow and Meadow Brook.
Students
906
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,258
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$5.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pine River-Backus Public School District
- School Grade C: better than 30% of Minnesota districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts below the state
- Spends 17% less per student than the MN average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $5.9M, about $6,538 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Walker.
PK–6W.H.A. ElementaryWalker-Hackensack-Akeley School District
7–12Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District
Test scores vs. MN
2020–21Math proficiency26%
State average 44.2%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 52.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)72%
State average 84.4%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,258 per student · 17% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 30%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 69%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
903’20
915’21
903’22
879’23
906’24
About steady.
Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.