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Enrollment
683
High
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272838001256
PINE CITY SECONDARY
1400 MAIN ST S, PINE CITY, MN 55063 · (320) 629-4111 · Pine County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
246 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 7 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 16% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 60% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
34.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 CITY SECONDARY
PINE CITY SECONDARY's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINE CITY SECONDARY this school | 683 | 36.0% | 36.2% |
| Mora High School MORA | 743 | 36.5% | 46.8% |
| Hibbing High HIBBING | 829 | 36.4% | 40.4% |
| MILACA SECONDARY HIGH MILACA | 730 | 38.9% | 42.8% |
| LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGH LITTLE FALLS | 747 | 33.3% | 33.5% |
| Proctor Senior High PROCTOR | 540 | 33.1% | 49.6% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 CITY SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Pine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #231 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #186 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #228 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #131 of 764 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #247 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #228 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #228 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #47 of 146 | N/A |
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
683
-36 (-5%) vs 2020
+104% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 683 | 35.5 | 19.3:1 | 36% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 36.5 | 19.1:1 | 39% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 42.2 | 16.6:1 | 40% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | 53 | 13.6:1 | 27% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 32% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 52 | 14.7:1 | 36% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 727 | 52 | 14.0:1 | 43% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 56 | 15.7:1 | 21% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 44 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE CITY SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (790 to 683); teachers down 34% (54 to 35.5).
About PINE CITY SECONDARY
PINE CITY SECONDARY is a large high school in PINE CITY, Minnesota, one of the schools in PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 683 students. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students.
PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 1,582 students in 4 schools, and PINE CITY SECONDARY is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at PINE CITY SECONDARY, with 87% of enrollment. Next come 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The White share in Pine County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. By the diversity index, PINE CITY SECONDARY comes in at 23%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 19.3:1, with 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at PINE CITY SECONDARY is 36%. Compared with the 46% average for public schools in Pine County, the school's rate is lower.
PINE CITY SECONDARY scores 36.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pine County show that median household income is about $71,146, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 21 public schools in Pine County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,657.
Nearby, PINE CITY AREA LEARNING CENTER is about 0.2 miles away. PINE CITY SECONDARY is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. PINE CITY SECONDARY ranks 5th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.2% against a local average of 39.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, PINE CITY SECONDARY went from 719 students to 683. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 19.3:1.
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Pine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,640
Census ACS
Median income
$71,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PINE CITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 863 students
- PINE CITY AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 22 students
- EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 14 students
- MidLevel ALCHigh
- Online Academy ElementaryElementary
- Online Academy HighHigh
Other schools in PINE CITY
- PINE CITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 863 students
- PINE CITY AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 22 students
- VisionCombined · 19 students
- EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 14 students
- MidLevel ALCHigh
- Online Academy ElementaryElementary
Nearby schools
- PINE CITY AREA LEARNING CENTER0.2 mi · 22
- Vision0.4 mi · 19
- EARLY CHILDHOOD0.9 mi · 14
- PINE CITY ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 863
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-RUSH CITY7.2 mi · 1
- RUSH CITY SECONDARY8.3 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About PINE CITY SECONDARYHow many students attend PINE CITY SECONDARY?
PINE CITY SECONDARY enrolls approximately 683 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does PINE CITY SECONDARY serve?
PINE CITY SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at PINE CITY SECONDARY?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at PINE CITY SECONDARY.
How diverse is PINE CITY SECONDARY?
PINE CITY SECONDARY reports a student body of 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is PINE CITY SECONDARY public or private?
PINE CITY SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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