Pine River-Backus School District

401 Murray Ave
Pine River, MN 56474-0610
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public schools serving 906 students in Pine River-Backus School District. This district's average testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Minnesota.
Public Schools in Pine River-Backus School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Minnesota public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public school average of 40% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
3 Schools
2,776 Schools
# Students
906 Students
876,311 Students
# Teachers
65 Teachers
57,049 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Pine River-Backus School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 515 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MN)
#309 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
34%
46%
45%
51%
42%
41%
87%
84%

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