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Schools in Pine Lake Township

Pine Lake Township’s public schools

Perham-Dent Public School District and New York Mills Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pine Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Perham-Dent Public
Students per teacher
15.5
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,926 students on the public path
In brief

Pine Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Pine Lake Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Heart of the Lake Elementary places highest (better than 67%); New York Mills Elementary lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Pine Lake Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Prairie Wind Middle and New York Mills 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pine Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Perham-Dent Public School District.

Two districts serve Pine Lake Township

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

Perham-Dent Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,671 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,423MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
New York Mills Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 822 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,493MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Perham-Dent Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 836 students tested
Math · PK–12, Perham-Dent Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 823 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New York Mills Public School District49%
State average 51.1% · 378 students tested
Math · PK–12, New York Mills Public School District53%
State average 44.8% · 383 students tested

Pine Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pine Lake Township—Perham-Dent Public PK–12 · New York Mills Public PK–12
PerhamBPerham-Dent Public
Otto—New York Mills Public
Homestead—New York Mills Public

2 of the 3 neighbors share New York Mills Public with Pine Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pine Lake 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 Pine Lake Townshipin other towns
Heart of the Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Perham
B+
578 students14:1Rate it →
New York Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New York Mills
C+
460 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Wind Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Perham
B
526 students16:1Rate it →
New York Mills Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · New York Mills
B−
362 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Pine Lake Township’s schools

Are Pine Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pine Lake Township. Perham-Dent Public School District and New York Mills Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pine Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pine Lake Township in?

Perham-Dent Public School District and New York Mills Public School District.

Where do Pine Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Prairie Wind Middle and New York Mills Secondary.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.