Pine River-Backus ALP

As a micro-enrollment high school in PINE RIVER, Minnesota, Pine River-Backus ALP educates 57 students from grades 9 through 12, run under PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Pine River-Backus ALP sits 85% smaller than that benchmark.

Within PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 906 students, Pine River-Backus ALP is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pine River-Backus ALP records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cass County) reports that median household income runs about $68,874, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pine River-Backus ALP is one of 21 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 4,570 students).

Nearest neighbor: PINE RIVER-BACKUS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 16%: 49 students in 2018 compared to 57 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.