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Pine City Secondary

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Pine City Secondary ranks 139 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 69% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Pine City Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Pine City, Minnesota, with an enrollment of 699 students. The school has a history of strong performance, consistently ranking in the top half of Minnesota high schools over the past decade and receiving a 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine City Secondary stands out for its academic excellence, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in MCA-III proficiency rates for math and reading across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 39.47% of 11th graders at Pine City Secondary were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 36.47% for the Pine City Public School District and 34.96% statewide. The school also maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.3% to 88.4% over the past few years, and a relatively low dropout rate between 3.0% and 5.7%.

When compared to nearby schools, Pine City Area Learning Center, a smaller alternative high school within the same district, has significantly lower academic performance and a higher percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients. Similarly, Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary, a high school in a neighboring district, has lower academic proficiency rates and a lower SchoolDigger rating compared to Pine City Secondary. Overall, Pine City Secondary stands out as a strong-performing high school within its local context, with consistently high academic achievement and graduation rates.

683

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,798

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Main St S
Pine City, MN 55063-2064

(320) 629-4111

District: Pine City Public School District

Feeder schools for Pine City Secondary:

Elementary:

Pine City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 10 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

276^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

139^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	276 of 519	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	239 of 545	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	185 of 529	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	213 of 520	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	340 of 521	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	258 of 533	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	342 of 518	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	351 of 523	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.2	240 of 508	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.1	255 of 516	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.0	284 of 490	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	263 of 488	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.1	249 of 469	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.6	218 of 478	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	229 of 454	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	29.0	193 of 230	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.6	327 of 409	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.7	304 of 403	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.5	265 of 406	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.7	304 of 396	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.4	312 of 387	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	247 of 450	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	144 of 474	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	139 of 455	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	190 of 467	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	272 of 443	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	282 of 439	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	304 of 436	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	195 of 432	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	152 of 473	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	91 of 459	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	43 of 404	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.2	180 of 399	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	107 of 415	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	38.8	278 of 401	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	281 of 452	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	275 of 479	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	206 of 464	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	210 of 476	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	323 of 437	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	199 of 454	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	303 of 438	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	60.4	45 of 131	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	208 of 307	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.3	66 of 298	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	112 of 288	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.0	200 of 260	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	228 of 282	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	236 of 253	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	322 of 415	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	294 of 440	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	233 of 436	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	256 of 438	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	371 of 422	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	329 of 428	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	355 of 428	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	139 of 450	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	183 of 480	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	187 of 476	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.8	74 of 472	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	143 of 428	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	152 of 492	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	114 of 494	76.9%	★★★★☆
2017	68.6	169 of 489	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.9	174 of 489	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.0	175 of 504	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	139 of 483	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	84 of 534	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	135 of 539	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	96 of 545	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	64.4	224 of 540	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.6	106 of 234	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	79.0	96 of 460	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	79.5	91 of 463	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	72.6	140 of 450	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.6	71 of 452	84.3%	★★★★☆
2004	64.0	230 of 433	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	167 of 358	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	196 of 403	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	157 of 396	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	86 of 388	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	102 of 339	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	177 of 401	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	86 of 395	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	112 of 333	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	124 of 389	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	146 of 393	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	49 of 312	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	24 of 270	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	58.7	150 of 370	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	131 of 374	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	95 of 377	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	157 of 405	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	186 of 398	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	63 of 403	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	142 of 351	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	130 of 411	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	130 of 398	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	38.7	146 of 221	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.2	192 of 216	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	102 of 214	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	133 of 173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	158 of 220	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	145 of 195	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	194 of 376	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	240 of 402	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	228 of 398	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.9	121 of 401	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	186 of 364	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	209 of 412	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.2	143 of 414	65.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Multi-racial (2022)66th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)32nd percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-24 vs school

High school

Male (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2024)34th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-6 vs state

Math35%-10 vs state

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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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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 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)
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
Mn Correctional Facility-Rush City	Public	9-12	7600 525th St	Rush City	55069	Chisago County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-0400	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Rush City Secondary	Public	7-12	51001 Fairfield Ave	Rush City	55069	Chisago County	Rush City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-4795	391	31	12.5	30.7%	334 (85.4%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	78.6	89^th of 450 public high schools	80.2%		77.7	88^th of 480 public high schools	81.7%	1	30.7	45.2	42.9	39.7	34.4	46.6	59.4	47.0	$11,630
Braham Area Secondary	Public	7-12	531 Elmhurst Ave S	Braham	55006	Isanti County	Braham Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 396-5199	354	18	19.9	34.7%	307 (86.7%)	4 (1.1%)	20 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	60.6	195^th of 450 public high schools	56.7%		49.6	260^th of 480 public high schools	45.8%	65	42.1	19.1	23.2	27.8	48.3	28.1	62.5	44.7	$11,558
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 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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine City Secondary

How many students attend Pine City Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Pine City Secondary.

Is Pine City Secondary a good school?

Pine City Secondary ranks 139^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Pine City Secondary?

Pine City Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pine City Elementary

What district is Pine City Secondary in?

Pine City Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Pine City Secondary?

Students at Pine City Secondary are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

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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