Top Rankings
Pierz Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 649 students in Pierz Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Pierz Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
1,245 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
83 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pierz Public School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#106 out of 527 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
41%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
2%
11%
% Black
n/a
12%
% White
95%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,544 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,310 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,544
$17,854
Spending / Student
$13,310
$18,580
Best Pierz Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Healy Secondary
(Math: 39% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
112 Kamnic St
Pierz, MN 56364
(320) 468-6458
Pierz, MN 56364
(320) 468-6458
Grades: 7-12
| 649 students
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