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Pine Point Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Pine Point Township’s Schools page →

Students
46
Schools
1
Spent per student
$48,723
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
The gist

What stands out about Pine Point Public School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Spends 185% more per student than the MN average
  • 4 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 47.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% of the 502 Minnesota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pine Point Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Park Rapids Area Century ElementaryPark Rapids Public School District
9–12Park Rapids Senior HighPark Rapids Public School District

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22
Math proficiency11–19%
State average 44.8% · 46 students tested
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 51.1% · 46 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 72% at Park Rapids Public School District, which runs the high school (state 83.3%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$48,723 per student · 185% above MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 45%Federal 47%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
87’20
72’21
69’22
47’23
46’24

Down 47.1% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 96%Hispanic 4%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

Pine Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ponsford
C−
46 students4:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Park Rapids Public School DistrictCarsonville Township, Round Lake Township, Two Inlets Township
$14,940per student
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public SchoolsForest Township, Round Lake Township
$17,767per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Minnesota.