Pines School - RJC

Pines School - RJC is a 9-12 campus of one-room-style scale in LINO LAKES, Minnesota, run under Centennial Public School District, serveing 21 students in grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 94% leaner than the state mean of about 371.

Pines School - RJC is one of 15 schools operated by Centennial Public School District, a district that caters to 6,851 students overall.

Demographically, Pines School - RJC reports that the largest single group is Black at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 19% Native American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Anoka County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Anoka County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Anoka County indicate the typical household earns roughly $101,869 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), Pines School - RJC is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pines School Day Program, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pines School - RJC has ticked up 5%, going from 20 students in 2018 to 21 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 55% to 29% over that span.

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