Pipestone Area School District

Public Regional · 19 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Pipestone, Jasper, Sweet, Holland, Elmer, Troy, Springwater, Gray, Woodstock, Burke, Rock, Grange, Eden, Fountain Prairie, Rose Dell, Ihlen, Altona, Trosky and Hatfield, and parts of Chanarambie, Denver and Cameron.

At a glance

1,138Students enrolled

4Schools

19Towns served

$15,364Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

45%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs MN

Math proficiency36%

State average 44.2%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 52.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 84.4%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,364

per student each year · 10% below the MN average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration32%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State73%

Federal9%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

895’20

1,096’21

1,105’22

1,087’23

1,138’24

Students

White · 65%744

Hispanic · 25%290

Two or more races · 5%59

Black · 2%20

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%20

Asian · 0%5

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Pipestone4,129 people

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Jasper818 people

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Sweet385 people

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Holland292 people

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Elmer266 people

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Troy245 people

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Springwater239 people

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Gray208 people

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Woodstock200 people

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Burke181 people

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Rock168 people

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Grange149 people

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Eden138 people

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Fountain Prairie131 people

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Rose Dell104 people

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Ihlen91 people

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Altona87 people

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Trosky51 people

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Hatfield46 people

Also covers small parts of Chanarambie, Denver and Cameron.

Schools4 in district

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Pipestone ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 580 students · Pipestone

B+Public 📚

Heartland ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 12 students · Lake Benton

Public 📚

Pipestone MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 244 students · Pipestone

CPublic 🏫

Pipestone Senior HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 302 students · Pipestone

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Flandreau School District 50-3Alliance · Lone Rock · Union + 1 more · $13,234 per student

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Edgerton Public School DistrictBattle Plain · Moulton · Osborne · $15,833 per student

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Luverne Public School DistrictBattle Plain · Hardwick · Mound · $15,771 per student

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Murray County Central School DistrictLake Wilson · Leeds · Lowville + 1 more · $15,459 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.