PILLAGER ELEMENTARY

PILLAGER ELEMENTARY is one of the substantial elementary-level communitys in PILLAGER, Minnesota, part of PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 521 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 51% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

PILLAGER ELEMENTARY is one of 3 schools operated by PILLAGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 1,324 students overall.

Demographically, PILLAGER ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at PILLAGER ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Cass County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, PILLAGER ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.8%; this one delivers 55.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cass County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,874, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Cass County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,570 students), PILLAGER ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pillager Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PILLAGER ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.3%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. PILLAGER ELEMENTARY's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 521). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.