Is Pine River-Backus High School a good school?

Pine River-Backus High School ranks 249 th of 478 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pine River-Backus High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 377 students attended Pine River-Backus High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pine River-Backus High School?

Students at Pine River-Backus High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Pine River-Backus High School?

Pine River-Backus High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Pine River-Backus Elementary

Pine River-Backus High School in Pine River MN

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Pine River-Backus High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine River-Backus High School 311^th of 535 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Pine River-Backus High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pine River-Backus High School 249^th of 478 Minnesota public high schools. (See Pine River-Backus High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pine River-Backus School District 309^th of 448 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MN State Percentile
2004	34.56	308^th	387	20.4%
2005	63.69	167^th	396	57.8%
2006	56.57	207^th	406	49.0%
2007	55.40	202^nd	403	49.9%
2008	51.68	238^th	409	41.8%
2010	42.73	308^th	454	32.2%
2011	29.44	387^th	478	19.0%
2012	40.05	332^nd	469	29.2%
2013	32.44	366^th	488	25.0%
2014	43.85	303^rd	490	38.2%
2015	48.08	275^th	516	46.7%
2016	32.20	382^nd	508	24.8%
2017	44.90	310^th	523	40.7%
2018	46.57	312^th	518	39.8%
2019	54.23	248^th	533	53.5%
2021	26.51	401^st	521	23.0%
2022	41.93	314^th	520	39.6%
2023	43.45	308^th	529	41.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	70.02	53^rd	253	79.1%
2019	49.86	143^rd	282	49.3%
2021	51.71	109^th	260	58.1%
2022	59.32	93^rd	288	67.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	58.86	150^th	401	62.6%
2019	66.27	112^th	415	73.0%
2021	30.37	301^st	399	24.6%
2022	48.21	201^st	404	50.2%
2023	49.86	211^th	459	54.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	44.87	269^th	436	38.3%
2019	49.93	239^th	439	45.6%
2021	26.66	345^th	443	22.1%
2022	36.79	318^th	467	31.9%
2023	34.83	323^rd	455	29.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	43.25	281^st	438	35.8%
2019	53.94	217^th	454	52.2%
2021	24.22	348^th	437	20.4%
2022	41.31	286^th	476	39.9%
2023	47.74	244^th	464	47.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	23.41	356^th	428	16.8%
2019	31.67	326^th	428	23.8%
2021	11.99	397^th	422	5.9%
2022	25.59	353^rd	438	19.4%
2023	27.85	350^th	436	19.7%

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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	MN State Percentile
2004	49.17	319^th	433	26.3%
2005	41.12	355^th	452	21.5%
2006	56.60	250^th	450	44.4%
2007	39.99	337^th	463	27.2%
2008	52.58	284^th	460	38.3%
2010	59.51	263^rd	540	51.3%
2011	55.22	305^th	545	44.0%
2012	61.06	262^nd	539	51.4%
2013	55.48	283^rd	534	47.0%
2014	58.18	242^nd	483	49.9%
2015	58.13	242^nd	504	52.0%
2016	60.49	224^th	489	54.2%
2017	76.59	102^nd	489	79.1%
2018	70.46	155^th	494	68.6%
2019	66.46	177^th	492	64.0%
2021	69.87	125^th	428	70.8%
2022	68.62	145^th	472	69.3%
2023	50.29	249^th	476	47.7%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	64.47	52^nd	195	73.3%
2019	52.44	96^th	220	56.4%
2022	59.99	72^nd	214	66.4%
2023	52.50	98^th	216	54.6%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	90.23	16^th	374	95.7%
2019	59.63	146^th	370	60.5%
2021	94.37	5^th	270	98.1%
2022	88.75	12^th	312	96.2%
2023	60.24	139^th	393	64.6%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	69.28	126^th	395	68.1%
2019	51.23	231^st	401	42.4%
2021	64.26	123^rd	339	63.7%
2022	67.55	120^th	388	69.1%
2023	53.75	192^nd	396	51.5%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	54.75	206^th	398	48.2%
2019	66.42	139^th	411	66.2%
2021	70.33	94^th	351	73.2%
2022	56.95	172^nd	403	57.3%
2023	36.39	273^rd	398	31.4%

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Rank History for high school White students at Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	56.54	202^nd	414	51.2%
2019	45.13	267^th	412	35.2%
2021	54.56	181^st	364	50.3%
2022	49.26	231^st	401	42.4%
2023	31.65	305^th	398	23.4%

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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1993	530	3	3	2	7	n/a	n/a	545
1994	552	2	2	1	8	n/a	n/a	565
1995	596	2	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	603
1996	596	2	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	603
1997	565	1	1	0	6	n/a	n/a	573
1998	628	1	1	0	6	n/a	n/a	636
1999	636	1	1	0	9	n/a	n/a	647
2000	637	1	1	0	12	n/a	n/a	651
2001	610	0	2	1	13	n/a	n/a	626
2002	559	5	1	3	5	n/a	n/a	573
2003	559	5	1	3	5	n/a	n/a	573
2004	471	4	2	5	6	n/a	n/a	488
2005	456	5	7	7	7	n/a	n/a	482
2006	488	4	4	8	3	n/a	n/a	507
2007	432	3	4	7	3	n/a	n/a	449
2008	396	5	4	7	3	n/a	n/a	415
2009	363	8	4	4	6	n/a	n/a	385
2010	354	9	7	5	3	n/a	n/a	378
2011	359	12	5	4	5	0	0	385
2012	366	14	4	3	4	1	0	392
2013	323	14	4	5	7	1	2	356
2014	340	10	4	2	4	0	2	362
2015	325	7	5	4	4	0	0	345
2016	328	11	4	7	3	1	0	354
2017	340	7	3	10	3	1	0	364
2018	336	7	2	6	4	1	4	360
2019	338	9	1	5	4	2	3	362
2020	350	6	1	6	4	2	2	371
2021	365	9	1	2	2	2	5	386
2022	351	7	0	1	2	2	5	368
2023	354	4	4	2	2	1	10	377

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pine River-Backus High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	545	30.8	17.7	36.5
1994	565	34.5	16.4	38.2
1995	603	25.3	23.8	35.8
1996	603	25.3	23.8	35.8
1997	573	36.0	15.9	37.9
1998	636	n/a	0.0	32.1
1999	647	44.6	14.5	34
2000	651	41.0	15.9	41
2001	626	40.2	15.6	38.2
2002	573	39.9	14.4	34.6
2003	573	39.9	14.4	34.6
2004	488	36.5	13.4	38.3
2005	482	34.3	14.1	44.6
2006	507	32.6	15.6	40
2007	449	32.5	13.8	40.5
2008	415	29.9	13.9	46.3
2009	385	30.0	12.8	49.6
2010	378	27.4	13.7	56.6
2011	385	26.8	14.3	54.5
2012	392	27.5	14.2	57.9
2013	356	25.0	14.2	55.1
2014	362	25.3	14.3	55.2
2015	345	26.0	13.2	57.7
2016	354	26.0	13.6	52
2017	364	24.6	14.7	47.5
2018	360	24.8	14.5	46.4
2019	362	26.1	13.8	37.8
2020	371	27.2	13.6	49.6
2021	386	23.5	16.4	36.5
2022	368	27.9	13.1	36.4
2023	377	28.8	13.0	61

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pine River-Backus High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	545	30.8	17.7	36.5
1994	565	34.5	16.4	38.2
1995	603	25.3	23.8	35.8
1996	603	25.3	23.8	35.8
1997	573	36.0	15.9	37.9
1998	636	n/a	0.0	32.1
1999	647	44.6	14.5	34
2000	651	41.0	15.9	41
2001	626	40.2	15.6	38.2
2002	573	39.9	14.4	34.6
2003	573	39.9	14.4	34.6
2004	488	36.5	13.4	38.3
2005	482	34.3	14.1	44.6
2006	507	32.6	15.6	40
2007	449	32.5	13.8	40.5
2008	415	29.9	13.9	46.3
2009	385	30.0	12.8	49.6
2010	378	27.4	13.7	56.6
2011	385	26.8	14.3	54.5
2012	392	27.5	14.2	57.9
2013	356	25.0	14.2	55.1
2014	362	25.3	14.3	55.2
2015	345	26.0	13.2	57.7
2016	354	26.0	13.6	52
2017	364	24.6	14.7	47.5
2018	360	24.8	14.5	46.4
2019	362	26.1	13.8	37.8
2020	371	27.2	13.6	49.6
2021	386	23.5	16.4	36.5
2022	368	27.9	13.1	36.4
2023	377	28.8	13.0	61

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pine River-Backus High School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$11,954

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pine River-Backus High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 248^th of 533 Middle schools	Ranks 308^th of 529 Middle schools	11.7%
Ranks 177^th of 492 High schools	Ranks 249^th of 476 High schools	16.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Pine River-Backus High School)	40.9	14.7	26.1%
7th Grade Math (Pine River-Backus School District)	40.9	14.7	26.1%
7th Grade Math (Minnesota)	52.1	39.7	12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Pine River-Backus High School)	46.5	44.1	2.4%
7th Grade Reading (Pine River-Backus School District)	46.5	44.1	2.4%
7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)	57.5	45.2	12.3%
8th Grade Math (Pine River-Backus High School)	45.3	29.2	16.1%
8th Grade Math (Pine River-Backus School District)	45.3	29.2	16.1%
8th Grade Math (Minnesota)	55.2	40.3	14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Pine River-Backus High School)	64	40	24%
8th Grade Reading (Pine River-Backus School District)	64	40	24%
8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)	57.7	44.8	12.9%
8th Grade Science (Pine River-Backus High School)	47.9	24.6	23.3%
8th Grade Science (Pine River-Backus School District)	47.9	24.6	23.3%
8th Grade Science (Minnesota)	43	27.6	15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Pine River-Backus High School)	62.3	40.3	22%
10th Grade Reading (Pine River-Backus School District)	60	40	20%
10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)	60.4	51.7	8.7%
11th Grade Math (Pine River-Backus High School)	51.1	33.3	17.8%
11th Grade Math (Pine River-Backus School District)	35.8	26.7	9.2%
11th Grade Math (Minnesota)	45	36	9%
End of Course Science (Pine River-Backus High School)	49.2	37.5	11.7%
End of Course Science (Pine River-Backus School District)	49.2	34.9	14.4%
End of Course Science (Minnesota)	54.4	41.8	12.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	362	377	4.1%
African American	9	4	55.6%
American Indian	4	2	50%
Asian	1	4	300%
Hispanic	5	2	60%
Pacific Islander	2	1	50%
White	338	354	4.7%
Two or More Races	3	10	233.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	37.8%	61%	23.2%

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MCA-III Math (2023)				MCA-III Reading (2023)				MCA-III Science (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Pine River-Backus High School	Public	7-12	810 1st St N	Pine River	56474	Cass County	Pine River-Backus School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 587-4425	377	29	13.0	61.0%	354 (93.9%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	50.3	249^th of 478 public high schools	47.9%		68.6	145^th of 472 public high schools	69.3%	104	14.7	29.2	33.3	24.9	44.1	40.0	40.3	41.5	24.6	37.5	30.6	$11,954
Pine River-Backus ALP	Public	9-12	1000 1st St N	Pine River	56474	Cass County	Pine River-Backus School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 587-3131	49	3	14.0	71.4%	47 (95.9%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	414^th of 478 public high schools	13.4%					(n/a)			0.0	0.0						20.0	20.0	$18,186
Pequot Lakes Senior High	Public	9-12	30805 Olson St	Pequot Lakes	56472	Crow Wing County	Pequot Lakes Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 568-9210	620	37	16.6	33.1%	588 (94.8%)	10 (1.6%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	69.8	128^th of 478 public high schools	73.2%		57.3	223^rd of 472 public high schools	52.8%	95			32.4	32.4			60.6	60.6		43.0	43.0	$3,311
Crosslake Community 6-12 Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	35808 County Road 66	Crosslake	56442	Crow Wing County	Crosslake Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(218) 537-3628	270	15	18.2	56.7%	247 (91.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	21.9	390^th of 478 public high schools	18.4%		10.9	418^th of 472 public high schools	11.4%	28			0.0	8.1			46.2	40.7			33.3	$13,277

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