Pine River-Backus Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 478 students
Pine River-Backus High School
810 1st St N, Pine River, MN 56474
Grades
7–12
High
Students
371
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Pine River-Backus School District
Cass County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 448 Minnesota high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Pine River-Backus High School
Pine River-Backus High School is a public high school in Pine River, Minnesota, serving grades 7–12. It is part of Pine River-Backus School District. The school is located in a remote rural area in Cass County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 371 students were enrolled, with about 14.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Minnesota high school (14.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 448 Minnesota high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 371 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Pine River-Backus School District
- County
- Cass County
- NCES school ID
- 272897000041
Schools near Pine River-Backus High School
All 3 schools in Pine River →
Pine River-Backus ALP
Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 57 students
Foothills Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–12 · 29 students
Pequot Lakes Senior High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 599 students
Pequot Lakes Middle
Public · Grades 5–8 · 581 students
Crosslake Community 6-12 Online
Charter · Grades 6–12 · 311 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.