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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Pine River Area High School this year?
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Enrollment
363
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE RIVER AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262820006393
Pine River Area High School
17445 PINE RIVER RD, LEROY, MI 49655 · (231) 829-3841 · Osceola County
GRADES 08–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Michigan public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
210 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 55%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 21% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pine River Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Pine River Area High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine River Area High School this school | 363 | 57.9% | 29.7% |
| Lake City High School LAKE CITY | 369 | 58.5% | N/A |
| Marlette JrSr High School MARLETTE | 371 | 56.6% | N/A |
| Montabella JuniorSenior High BLANCHARD | 383 | 60.3% | 35.6% |
| Brown City High School BROWN CITY | 334 | 55.1% | N/A |
| West Iron County Middle High School IRON RIVER | 407 | 55.8% | 39.1% |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pine River Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #60 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #410 of 844 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #273 of 548 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #416 of 550 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #232 of 654 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.9% | #26 of 436 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
-72 (-17%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 363 | 19.6 | 18.5:1 | 58% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 21.8 | 16.9:1 | 63% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 21.9 | 19.0:1 | 57% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 19 | 22.9:1 | 42% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 28.8 | 21.3:1 | 53% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 27 | 22.1:1 | 52% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 767 | 43 | 17.8:1 | 34% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine River Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (614 to 363); teachers down 32% (28.8 to 19.6).
About Pine River Area High School
Pine River Area High School is the name of a small high school in LEROY, Michigan. Enrollment totals 363 students across grades 8 through 12. On average, high schools in Michigan enroll around 460, and this school is 21% below that mark.
Pine River Area High School falls under Pine River Area Schools, which has 3 schools enrolling 894 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Pine River Area High School are White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Osceola County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Pine River Area High School lists 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.5 students per teacher. Across high schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 21.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 58% of the student body.
Pine River Area High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Michigan public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pine River Area High School would be expected to post about 40.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.7%.
Osceola County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $58,267, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,573, Pine River Area High School among them.
Pine River Area Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Pine River Area High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Pine River Area High School ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 17%, from 435 to 363. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.9:1 to 18.5:1 over the same years.
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Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,227
Census ACS
Median income
$58,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,573 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pine River Area Schools
- Pine River Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Pine River Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
Other schools in LEROY
- Pine River Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Pine River Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Pine River Area Middle School0.0 mi · 261
- Pine River Area Elementary School2.4 mi · 270
- Mackinaw Trail Middle School11.4 mi · 683
- Forest View Elementary School11.9 mi · 257
- Lighthouse Academy Eagle Village13.2 mi · 32
- GT Norman Elementary School13.4 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Pine River Area High SchoolHow large is Pine River Area High School?
Pine River Area High School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Pine River Area High School serve?
Pine River Area High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Pine River Area High School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Pine River Area High School.
How diverse is Pine River Area High School?
Pine River Area High School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pine River Area High School in?
Pine River Area High School is part of Pine River Area Schools.
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