PINE CITY ELEMENTARY

As a well-populated elementary-level community in PINE CITY, Minnesota, PINE CITY ELEMENTARY educates 863 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 151% above the state mean of about 344.

Within PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,582 students, PINE CITY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PINE CITY ELEMENTARY reports that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Pine County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, PINE CITY ELEMENTARY records 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at PINE CITY ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PINE CITY ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.8%, the actual is 38.5%, a residual of -3.3 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pine County put median household income runs about $71,146, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Pine County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,657 students), PINE CITY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

EARLY CHILDHOOD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PINE CITY ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PINE CITY ELEMENTARY's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 794 (now 863). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 86% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the PINE CITY ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.