Pine River Area High School

Summary:

Pine River Area High School is a public high school located in Leroy, Michigan, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 417 students. The school is part of the Reed City Area Public Schools district, which is ranked 316 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine River Area High School faces several challenges, including lower test scores, particularly in mathematics and science, compared to the state and nearby schools like Cadillac Senior High School. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 11.2% in 2019-2020 to 31.8% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the nearby schools such as Reed City High School. However, the school maintains a high graduation rate, ranging from 90.5% to 97.2% over the past five years, generally higher than the nearby schools like Marion High School.

Another area of concern is the growing population of economically disadvantaged students at Pine River Area High School, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch increasing from 41.61% in 2020-2021 to 57.07% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby schools such as McBain High School. The school's spending per student has also increased, from $10,503 in 2019-2020 to $13,675 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby schools like Cadillac Innovation High School.


Detail:

Public 8-12

 17445 Pine River Rd
       Leroy, MI  49655-8366


(231) 829-3841

District: Pine River Area Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
491st of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,675 Help


Feeder schools for Pine River Area High School:

Elementary:    Pine River Area Elementary School
Middle:    Pine River Area Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  417

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.1%
Hispanic:
3.6%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.1% Help


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Compare Details Pine River Area High School ranks better than 64.4% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.24. (See more...)
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Compare Details Pine River Area High School ranks worse than 66.1% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.43. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pine River Area High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (92.1%), Hispanic (3.6%), two or more races (2.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pine River Area High School is 19. (See more...)
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Compare Pine River Area High School employs 21.9 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pine River Area High School is $13,675.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pine River Area High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine River Area High School 319th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Pine River Area High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pine River Area High School 491st of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Pine River Area High School in the ranking list.)

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Pine River Area Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine River Area Schools 316th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pine River Area High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 60.61 353rd 921 61.7%
2015 50.65 452nd 919 50.8%
2016 47.07 464th 894 48.1%
2017 36.75 492nd 821 40.1%
2018 48.20 453rd 838 45.9%
2019 30.38 556th 792 29.8%
2021 20.92 560th 675 17.0%
2022 56.40 286th 776 63.1%
2023 36.79 547th 883 38.1%
2024 56.24 319th 897 64.4%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.51 254th 377 32.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.95 453rd 815 44.4%
2019 28.22 521st 672 22.5%
2021 16.16 484th 523 7.5%
2022 67.26 147th 691 78.7%
2023 43.12 446th 825 45.9%
2024 71.00 160th 836 80.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.57 485th 794 38.9%
2019 31.94 457th 658 30.5%
2021 27.88 401st 521 23.0%
2022 48.10 298th 657 54.6%
2023 25.21 587th 770 23.8%
2024 61.36 219th 771 71.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.29 358th 797 55.1%
2019 22.40 519th 639 18.8%
2021 10.19 514th 540 4.8%
2022 53.92 272nd 658 58.7%
2023 38.43 471st 776 39.3%
2024 45.74 405th 786 48.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.51 439th 678 35.3%
2019 21.07 510th 624 18.3%
2021 14.24 529th 577 8.3%
2022 46.74 302nd 638 52.7%
2023 22.57 565th 688 17.9%
2024 42.30 377th 701 46.2%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Pine River Area High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 48.77 441st 705 37.4%
2007 56.55 413th 767 46.2%
2008 49.10 465th 750 38.0%
2009 61.83 366th 754 51.5%
2010 64.33 353rd 765 53.9%
2011 50.43 489th 784 37.6%
2012 46.77 460th 773 40.5%
2013 66.77 267th 805 66.8%
2014 59.34 342nd 799 57.2%
2015 56.37 377th 832 54.7%
2016 48.65 421st 852 50.6%
2017 36.47 485th 835 41.9%
2018 29.28 560th 824 32.0%
2019 48.05 348th 666 47.7%
2021 21.76 469th 561 16.4%
2022 41.72 350th 531 34.1%
2023 18.13 605th 735 17.7%
2024 32.43 491st 743 33.9%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.83 288th 315 8.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.44 537th 755 28.9%
2019 15.48 461st 532 13.3%
2022 55.50 180th 369 51.2%
2024 36.25 418th 654 36.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.56 467th 710 34.2%
2019 50.89 267th 554 51.8%
2021 16.76 414th 462 10.4%
2022 41.10 286th 416 31.3%
2023 13.12 535th 611 12.4%
2024 35.42 390th 619 37.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.88 557th 707 21.2%
2019 36.97 356th 543 34.4%
2021 18.62 405th 472 14.2%
2022 31.77 333rd 440 24.3%
2023 20.20 502nd 611 17.8%
2024 19.18 532nd 633 16.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at Pine River Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.21 551st 708 22.2%
2019 41.97 335th 582 42.4%
2021 15.68 464th 516 10.1%
2022 34.20 353rd 492 28.3%
2023 11.42 595th 647 8.0%
2024 21.20 522nd 638 18.2%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Pine River Area High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 549 1 4 4 5 n/a n/a 0 563
1989 559 2 5 3 3 n/a n/a 0 572
1990 542 1 4 2 4 n/a n/a 0 553
1991 539 0 3 1 9 n/a n/a 0 552
1992 554 0 3 2 8 n/a n/a 0 567
1993 600 0 2 2 11 n/a n/a 0 615
1994 616 1 2 2 5 n/a n/a 0 626
1995 628 2 2 8 9 n/a n/a 0 649
1996 628 2 2 8 9 n/a n/a 0 649
1997 761 1 2 8 7 n/a n/a 0 779
1998 762 2 3 6 7 n/a n/a 0 780
1999 757 1 4 11 6 n/a n/a 0 779
2000 728 2 2 12 10 n/a n/a 0 754
2001 738 4 3 13 9 n/a n/a 0 767
2002 419 0 1 4 7 n/a n/a 0 431
2003 419 0 1 4 7 n/a n/a 0 431
2004 450 4 4 7 6 n/a n/a 0 471
2005 440 4 3 6 4 n/a n/a 0 457
2006 430 7 2 7 4 n/a n/a 1 451
2007 454 9 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2008 439 7 7 5 1 n/a n/a 0 459
2009 418 9 7 8 4 n/a n/a 0 446
2010 423 7 6 5 1 n/a n/a 0 442
2011 396 5 3 4 1 3 1 0 413
2012 373 5 0 6 2 1 1 0 388
2013 376 5 0 4 4 0 1 0 390
2014 403 2 0 9 6 0 2 0 422
2015 546 6 0 20 8 0 8 0 588
2016 549 7 1 26 8 0 7 0 598
2017 522 12 1 28 8 0 7 0 578
2018 558 15 1 26 5 0 9 0 614
2019 551 15 1 25 6 0 9 0 607
2020 374 13 3 17 4 0 2 0 413
2021 404 11 0 16 3 0 1 0 435
2022 399 10 3 12 1 0 8 0 433
2023 384 7 0 15 0 1 10 0 417

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pine River Area High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 563 n/a n/a n/a
1989 572 n/a n/a 20.5
1990 553 35.0 15.8 22.8
1991 552 n/a n/a n/a
1992 567 n/a n/a n/a
1993 615 n/a 0.0 33.7
1994 626 30.0 20.9 27.3
1995 649 32.5 20.0 26.5
1996 649 32.5 20.0 26.5
1997 779 39.0 20.0 30.7
1998 780 42.0 18.6 26.2
1999 779 42.0 18.5 27.3
2000 754 43.0 17.5 41.4
2001 767 43.0 17.8 33.5
2002 431 23.0 18.7 62.2
2003 431 23.0 18.7 62.2
2004 471 22.0 21.4 69.4
2005 457 24.4 18.7 80.1
2006 451 23.3 19.4 78.2
2007 473 22.3 21.2 49.3
2008 459 21.8 21.1 48.8
2009 446 22.1 20.2 47.8
2010 442 20.6 21.4 49.1
2011 413 19.6 20.9 51.3
2012 388 20.0 19.3 48.5
2013 390 20.2 19.2 49
2014 422 20.9 20.1 47.2
2015 588 29.0 20.2 56.1
2016 598 27.0 22.1 52.3
2017 578 28.8 20.0 46.5
2018 614 28.7 21.3 52.8
2019 607 30.0 20.1 51.1
2020 413 19.8 20.8 49.6
2021 435 19.1 22.7 41.6
2022 433 18.4 23.4 51.7
2023 417 21.9 19.0 57.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pine River Area High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 563 n/a n/a n/a
1989 572 n/a n/a 20.5
1990 553 35.0 15.8 22.8
1991 552 n/a n/a n/a
1992 567 n/a n/a n/a
1993 615 n/a 0.0 33.7
1994 626 30.0 20.9 27.3
1995 649 32.5 20.0 26.5
1996 649 32.5 20.0 26.5
1997 779 39.0 20.0 30.7
1998 780 42.0 18.6 26.2
1999 779 42.0 18.5 27.3
2000 754 43.0 17.5 41.4
2001 767 43.0 17.8 33.5
2002 431 23.0 18.7 62.2
2003 431 23.0 18.7 62.2
2004 471 22.0 21.4 69.4
2005 457 24.4 18.7 80.1
2006 451 23.3 19.4 78.2
2007 473 22.3 21.2 49.3
2008 459 21.8 21.1 48.8
2009 446 22.1 20.2 47.8
2010 442 20.6 21.4 49.1
2011 413 19.6 20.9 51.3
2012 388 20.0 19.3 48.5
2013 390 20.2 19.2 49
2014 422 20.9 20.1 47.2
2015 588 29.0 20.2 56.1
2016 598 27.0 22.1 52.3
2017 578 28.8 20.0 46.5
2018 614 28.7 21.3 52.8
2019 607 30.0 20.1 51.1
2020 413 19.8 20.8 49.6
2021 435 19.1 22.7 41.6
2022 433 18.4 23.4 51.7
2023 417 21.9 19.0 57.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pine River Area High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $514 (5.4%) $8,920 (94.6%) $9,434
2020 $662 (6.3%) $9,841 (93.7%) $10,503
2021 $1,518 (13.1%) $10,045 (86.9%) $11,563
2022 $2,459 (20.0%) $9,808 (80.0%) $12,267
2023 $2,401 (17.6%) $11,274 (82.4%) $13,675

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pine River Area High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 556th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 547th of 883 Middle schools
 8.3%
Ranks 348th of 666 High schoolsRanks 605th of 735 High schools
 30.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade Social Studies (Pine River Area High School)30.422.6
 7.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Pine River Area Schools)30.422.6
 7.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pine River Area High School)58.853.6
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pine River Area Schools)58.853.6
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Pine River Area High School)36.322.6
 13.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Pine River Area Schools)36.322.6
 13.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%
11th Grade Social Studies (Pine River Area High School)41.716.9
 24.8%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Pine River Area Schools)41.716.9
 24.8%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Pine River Area High School)5030
 20%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Pine River Area Schools)5030
 20%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Pine River Area High School)36.113.3
 22.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Pine River Area Schools)36.113.3
 22.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)36.329.9
 6.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students607417
 31.3%
African American157
 53.3%
American Indian60
 100%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic2515
 40%
Pacific Islander01
White551384
 30.3%
Two or More Races910
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.1%57.1%
 6%


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Students at Pine River Area High School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Pine River Area High School ranks 491st of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Pine River Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pine River Area Elementary School
Middle : Pine River Area Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 417 students attended Pine River Area High School.


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