Pines School Day Program

Set in LINO LAKES, Minnesota, Pines School Day Program is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Centennial Public School District. It instructs 9 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 98% below typical.

Pines School Day Program is one of 15 schools operated by Centennial Public School District, a district that instructs 6,851 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pines School Day Program shows that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Black, 22% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 0.5:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Anoka County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Anoka County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,869, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anoka County runs 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), of which Pines School Day Program is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pines School - NSP, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 50%: 18 students in 2018 compared to 9 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 28% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 2.8:1 in 2018 to 0.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.