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Schools in Cass County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

4,606

Students

Districts

Top rankedPillager Senior High School174^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. up 92 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Northland Elementary 8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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8 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Up North Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	5413 County Road 37 NW	Walker	56484	Cass County	Up North Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 547-6525	13	3	4.8	69.2%	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)								18.2												9.1
W.H.A. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 4th St.	Walker	56484	Cass County	Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 547-1311	369	33	11.0	61.8%	198 (53.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	5 (1.4%)	101 (27.4%)	3 (0.8%)	49 (13.3%)	32.6	622^nd of 869 public elementary schools	28.4%		31.4	632^nd of 872 public elementary schools	27.5%	10	22.9	43.8	37.7	44.9				38.4	15.1			15.1	41.7	45.8	30.8	26.5				35.7	$13,346
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.	Public	7-12	301 4th St	Walker	56484	Cass County	Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 547-5322	317	26	12.2	48.9%	206 (65.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (22.4%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.9%)	46.5	269^th of 473 public high schools	43.1%		24.9	361^st of 450 public high schools	19.8%	92					28.6	50.9	50.0	43.5		11.8	17.1	14.1					18.0	24.5	20.5	21.1	$14,570
Cass Lake-Bena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15271 61st Ave NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2201	450	45	10.1	85.3%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	425 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	13.1	768^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.6%		18.2	725^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.9%	43	23.3	28.9	30.5					27.5	8.6			8.6	27.6	31.1	9.8					23.2	$19,545
Cass Lake-Bena Secondary	Public	9-12	15308 State 371 NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2203	263	22	11.7	75.7%	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	243 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13	421^st of 473 public high schools	11.0%		7.8	428^th of 450 public high schools	4.9%	7							26.7	26.7			4.8	4.8							2.5	2.5	$25,363
Cass Lake-Bena Area Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	208 Central Ave NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 335-2204	94	8	11.9	79.8%	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								13.3			0.0	0.0								10.0	$21,734
Cass Lake-Bena Middle School	Public	6-8	15314 State 371 NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2203	312	30	10.5	77.9%	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	294 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	519^th of 546 public middle schools	4.9%		7.2	494^th of 519 public middle schools	4.8%	25				28.6	6.2	11.3		15.5		3.3		3.3				6.6	1.3	6.3		4.6	$22,279
Pillager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 746-2110	521	40	12.9	41.5%	488 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	57.1	383^rd of 869 public elementary schools	55.9%		65.8	315^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.9%	68	46.7	49.5						48.1					54.3	58.8						56.5	$11,169
Pillager Senior High School	Public	9-12	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 746-2117	370	22	17.1	32.2%	339 (91.6%)	7 (1.9%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	64.5	174^th of 473 public high schools	63.2%		50.9	251^st of 450 public high schools	44.2%	77							45.9	45.9			40.6	40.6							27.7	27.7	$12,067
Pillager Middle School	Public	5-8	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 746-3772	433	26	16.8	37.0%	395 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	64.2	172^nd of 546 public middle schools	68.5%		62	174^th of 519 public middle schools	66.5%	2			57.1	56.6	54.2	45.7		53.4	31.4	10.9		21.4			38.1	58.1	43.0	31.7		42.8	$8,860
Pine River-Backus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Murray Ave	Pine River	56474	Cass County	Pine River-Backus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 587-4447	478	37	12.8	68.0%	429 (89.7%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	54.2	410^th of 869 public elementary schools	52.8%		59.7	375^th of 872 public elementary schools	57.0%	35	50.0	60.0	53.6	53.8				54.2	25.0			25.0	65.0	47.3	26.8	26.6				40.4	$11,652
Pine River-Backus High School	Public	7-12	810 1st St N	Pine River	56474	Cass County	Pine River-Backus School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 587-4425	371	26	14.2	56.1%	346 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	25.1	370^th of 473 public high schools	21.8%		24.7	362^nd of 450 public high schools	19.6%	8					44.0	36.8	23.1	33.9		9.1	14.3	11.6					24.0	19.4	27.3	23.0	$11,954
Pine River-Backus ALP	Public	9-12	1000 1st St N	Pine River	56474	Cass County	Pine River-Backus School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 587-3131	57	2	23.8	57.9%	53 (93.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)																					$18,186
Pine River-Backus Middle School	Public		401 Murray Ave	Pine River	56474	Cass County	Pine River-Backus School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 587-4720	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Main St E	Remer	56672	Cass County	Northland Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 566-2351	185	23	8.0	77.3%	108 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	12.5	771^st of 869 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.1	744^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.7%	27	0.0	23.8	32.4					22.1	10.8			10.8	0.0	28.6	18.9					16.9	$18,653
Northland Secondary	Public	6-12	316 Main St E	Remer	56672	Cass County	Northland Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 566-2351	149	11	13.4	71.8%	77 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	28.7	346^th of 473 public high schools	26.8%		49.6	257^th of 450 public high schools	42.9%	89				42.9	38.9	28.0	17.4	31.0		12.0	30.8	18.4				23.8	11.1	20.0	23.1	19.5	$24,323
Little Sand	Public	7-12	316 Main St E	Remer	56672	Cass County	Northland Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 566-2351	10	1	11.7	70.0%	8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$17,342
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School	Public, Alternative	K-12	15353 Silver Eagle Dr NW	Bena	56626	Cass County	Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(218) 665-3000	142	3	47.3	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Foothills Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	210 First Ave E	Backus	56435	Cass County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 947-3206	30	5	5.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Immanuel Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	K-8	4656 State 200 NW	Walker	56484	Cass County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 547-4139	42	4	10.7		36 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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