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Schools in Ideal Township · Pequot Lakes Public Schools, Pine River-Backus Public School District

Ideal Township’s public schools outscore 68% of Minnesota districts

The four-year graduation rate in Ideal Township’s district is 98%, above the Minnesota average (83%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ideal Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 4 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 5 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 12–17 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 25% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Pequot Lakes
Students per teacher
14.9
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,987 students on the public path
In brief

Ideal Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1315 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ideal Township’s, its schools beat 59%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Pequot Lakes spends $12,742 per student and Pine River-Backus Public $14,258, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ideal Township’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1315)Better than 59%
Towns in Crow Wing County (28)Better than 14%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,369 test results and a graduating class of 149 could put Ideal Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Ideal Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,358 in math, 1,379 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ideal Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Ideal Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pequot Lakes Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Pine River-Backus Public School District, shared with Ansel, Backus, Barclay, Blind Lake, Bull Moose, Bungo, Chickamaw Beach, Deerfield, Fifty Lakes, Gail Lake, Home Brook, Jenkins, Manhattan Beach, Maple, McKinley, Moose Lake, Pine River, Pine River, Ponto Lake, Powers, Timothy, Walden and Wilson. Its school is in Breezy Point. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ideal Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pequot Lakes Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,737 students · 15.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,742MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Pine River-Backus Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 906 students · 13.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,258MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pequot Lakes Public Schools60%
State average 51.1% · 959 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pequot Lakes Public Schools44%
State average 44.8% · 940 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pine River-Backus Public School District45%
State average 51.1% · 420 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pine River-Backus Public School District31%
State average 44.8% · 418 students tested

Ideal Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Ideal Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ideal TownshipB+Pequot Lakes PK–12 · Pine River-Backus Public PK–12
Jenkins—Pine River-Backus Public PK–12 · Pequot Lakes PK–12
Breezy PointA−Pequot Lakes
Timothy—Pine River-Backus Public
CrosslakeA−Pequot Lakes
Pequot LakesA−Pequot Lakes

4 of the 5 neighbors share Pequot Lakes with Ideal Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ideal Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ideal Townshipin other towns
Eagle View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Breezy Point
A
557 students13:1Rate it →
Pine River-Backus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pine River
C+
478 students13:1Rate it →
Pequot Lakes Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pequot Lakes
C+
581 students20:1Rate it →
Pine River-Backus High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Pine River
C
371 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Ideal Township’s schools

Are Ideal Township’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Ideal Township children attend outscore 68% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ideal Township in?

Two districts: Pequot Lakes Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Pine River-Backus Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Ansel, Backus, Barclay, Blind Lake, Bull Moose, Bungo, Chickamaw Beach, Deerfield, Fifty Lakes, Gail Lake, Home Brook, Jenkins, Manhattan Beach, Maple, McKinley, Moose Lake, Pine River, Pine River, Ponto Lake, Powers, Timothy, Walden and Wilson.

What is Ideal Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Pequot Lakes Public Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Ideal Township spend per student?

$12,742 in Pequot Lakes Public Schools and $14,258 in Pine River-Backus Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.