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Schools in Pine Lake Township

Pine Lake Township’s public schools

Hinckley-Finlayson School District has 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?0/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
851 students on the public path
In brief

Pine Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Pine Lake Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Finlayson Elementary places highest (better than 45%); Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary lowest (10%). 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 one middle school: Hinckley-Finlayson 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−
7–12Hinckley-Finlayson Secondaryin HinckleyD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hinckley-Finlayson School District.

The district

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

Hinckley-Finlayson School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 869 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,168MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 51.1% · 507 students tested
Math24%
State average 44.8% · 499 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—Hinckley-Finlayson
Finlayson—East Central PK–12 · Hinckley-Finlayson PK–12
Dell Grove—East Central PK–12 · Hinckley-Finlayson PK–12
Wagner—Hinckley-Finlayson
Bremen—Willow River Public
Finlayson (city)—Hinckley-Finlayson
Kettle River—Willow River Public

4 of the 6 neighbors share Hinckley-Finlayson with Pine Lake Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pine Lake 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).

Also serving Pine Lake Townshipin other towns
Hinckley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hinckley
C
395 students11:1Rate it →
Finlayson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Finlayson
B−
58 students10:1Rate it →
Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Hinckley
D
398 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pine Lake Township’s schools

Are Pine Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pine Lake Township. Hinckley-Finlayson School District has 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, 0 of its 3 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?

Hinckley-Finlayson School District.

Where do Pine Lake Township kids go to high school?

Hinckley-Finlayson 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.