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Schools in Pike Bay Township · Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools

Pike Bay Township’s public schools score below 91% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

In Pike Bay Township, 15% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pike Bay 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 92% 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
22%
▼ 29 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 30 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
50–54%
▼ 29–33 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.2K
▲ 36% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,025 students on the public path
In brief

Pike Bay Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1321 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pike Bay Township’s, its schools beat 0%, lower than their 9% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

50–54% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Pike Bay Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $23,168 per student in FY2024, against $17,091 across Minnesota. 25% of its revenue that year was federal (Minnesota 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Cass Lake-Bena Middle School, then Cass Lake-Bena Secondary. See the path ↓

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 Pike Bay Township’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 9% of Minnesota school districts. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1321)Better than 0%
Towns in Cass County (49)Better than 0%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 504 test results and a graduating class of 87 could put Pike Bay Township anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Pike Bay Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (505 in math, 504 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Cass Lake-Bena Elementaryin Cass LakeC−
5–8Cass Lake-Bena Middle SchoolCass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsD
9–12Cass Lake-Bena SecondaryCass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsC−

Pike Bay Township’s public schools are run by Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools, which also serves Bena, Cass Lake, Farden and Leech Lake and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Cass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,119 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$23,168MN $17,091 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 51.1% · 504 students tested
Math15%
State average 44.8% · 505 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 25% of the Cass Lake-Bena district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across Minnesota, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Pike Bay Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pike Bay TownshipDCass Lake-Bena
Wilkinson—Cass Lake-Bena
FardenC+Cass Lake-Bena PK–12 · Bemidji Public PK–12
Ten LakeB−Bemidji Public
Hart Lake—Bemidji Public PK–12 · Laporte Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Cass Lake-Bena with Pike Bay Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pike Bay Township

3 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).

District schools in Pike Bay Townshipby address
Cass Lake-Bena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cass Lake
D
312 students11:1Rate it →
Cass Lake-Bena Secondary
High · Grades 9–12 · Cass Lake
C−
263 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Pike Bay Townshipin other towns
Cass Lake-Bena Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cass Lake
C−
450 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Pike Bay Township’s schools

Are Pike Bay Township’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pike Bay Township children attend score below 91% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pike Bay Township in?

Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,119 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pike Bay Township kids go to high school?

Cass Lake-Bena Secondary in Cass Lake, with 263 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Pike Bay Township’s graduation rate?

50–54% of the class of 2023 in Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Pike Bay Township spend per student?

$23,168 in Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools (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.