Best Public Schools in Pine County, Minnesota & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Vision	Public, Alternative	K-12	1035 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	St. Croix River Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-1214	19	3	6.3	63.2%	16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)
Pine County Transition Program	Public	9-12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	St. Croix River Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-1214	19	3	6.3	31.6%	15 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 245-6013	391	28	14.0	49.4%	296 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	47.4	500^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.7%		54.7	437^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.4%	63	55.1	51.1	39.7	37.0				45.5	40.0	33.3	60.3	41.3				44.7	$12,261
East Central Senior Secondary	Public	7-12	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6015	309	22	14.0	37.5%	255 (82.5%)	6 (1.9%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	31.5	337^th of 450 public high schools	25.1%		34.6	336^th of 480 public high schools	30.0%	1					30.8	14.3	24.5	23.1					35.9	42.9	29.2	35.7	$13,146
Crossroads Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6016	32	2	16.0	71.9%	22 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$10,760
East Central Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6013	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Finlayson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2159 Hwy 18	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 233-7611	58	6	10.1	51.7%	47 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)								(n/a)				30.0				50.0				50.0				48.4	$12,831
Hinckley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	111 Blair Ave S	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 384-6443	395	34	11.4	63.3%	249 (63.0%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (5.8%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.2%)	34	605^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.6%		25.6	684^th of 881 public elementary schools	22.4%	79	62.8	60.0	18.8	20.0				38.2	39.5	41.7	36.5	28.6				36.5	$10,344
Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary	Public	7-12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 384-6132	398	27	14.6	52.3%	262 (65.8%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	60 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.6%)	39.7	298^th of 450 public high schools	33.8%		18.1	401^st of 480 public high schools	16.5%	103					16.7	15.4	13.5	15.2					26.2	24.1	49.0	32.5	$14,274
Empower Learning Center	Public	9-12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 384-6132	18	2	10.8	72.2%	8 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)								(n/a)																	$8,862
Pine County Transition Program	Public	12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 384-6132	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pine City Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	1225 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 629-4111	22	1	16.5	59.1%	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)																	$13,898
Pine City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 6th Ave SW	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 629-4212	863	58	15.0	43.2%	743 (86.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.4%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.4%)	42.8	541^st of 872 public elementary schools	38.0%		43.5	556^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.9%	15	51.9	47.3	26.5	48.3				43.1	28.7	40.5	48.2	50.8				42.0	$11,089
Pine City Secondary	Public	7-12	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 629-4111	683	35	19.2	36.0%	596 (87.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.9%)	20 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	69.5	139^th of 450 public high schools	69.1%		63.9	183^rd of 480 public high schools	61.9%	44					33.3	33.0	39.5	34.8					39.8	39.4	53.1	43.8	$13,798
Online Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 629-4117	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Online Academy Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 629-4117	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Online Academy High	Public	9-12	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 629-4117	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MidLevel Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	7-11	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 629-4010	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Willow River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8142 Pine St	Willow River	55795	Pine County	Willow River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 372-3131	231	20	11.5	44.2%	207 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	53.5	442^nd of 872 public elementary schools	49.3%		54	441^st of 881 public elementary schools	49.9%	1	64.0	38.2	46.9	39.5				45.7	48.0	26.5	62.5	57.9				48.8	$12,165
Willow River Secondary	Public	7-12	8142 Pine St	Willow River	55795	Pine County	Willow River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 372-3131	205	16	13.0	38.5%	192 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	56.9	221^st of 450 public high schools	50.9%		49.1	261^st of 480 public high schools	45.6%	40					16.1	37.1	20.5	24.8					40.0	44.4	63.3	49.0	$13,122

Best Public Schools in Pine County, MN

Pine City Secondary

Willow River Secondary

Willow River Elementary

East Central Elementary

Pine City Elementary

Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary

Hinckley Elementary

East Central Senior Secondary

Crossroads Area Learning Center

East Central Early Childhood

Empower Learning Center

Finlayson Elementary

MidLevel Alternative Learning Center

Online Academy Elementary

Online Academy High

Online Academy Middle

Pine City Area Learning Center

Pine County Transition Program

Pine County Transition Program

Vision

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