Total enrollment
1,138
+243 (+27%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Pipestone Area School District
Minnesota · 1,138 students · 2 cities
4 public K-12 schools operate under Pipestone Area School District in Minnesota, teaching roughly 1,138 students (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Pipestone Area School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pipestone Area School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #134 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,138 | #137 of 269 | #6,456 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #123 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #53 of 267 | #3,397 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 44.8% | #87 of 269 | #4,931 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #49 of 152 | #2,911 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Pipestone Area School District
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 924 to 1,138 students (up 23%) and from 65 to 86 full-time teachers (up 32%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipestone Elementary | Pipestone | Elementary | PK-05 | 580 |
| Pipestone Senior High | Pipestone | High | 09-12 | 302 |
| Pipestone Middle | Pipestone | Middle | 06-08 | 244 |
| Heartland Elementary | Lake Benton | Elementary | KG-08 | 12 |
About Pipestone Area School District
As a rural-scale district in Minnesota, Pipestone Area School District serves 1,138 students across 4 schools.
On the school-mix side, Pipestone Area School District is made up of 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 285 in this district, meaningfully below the Minnesota typical of 357.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 27%: 895 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,138 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Pipestone Area School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.