Enrollment
302
High
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIPESTONE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270010801263
Pipestone Senior High
1401 7TH ST SW, PIPESTONE, MN 56164 · (507) 825-5861 · Pipestone County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Minnesota public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
116 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 76 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 23% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Pipestone Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
18.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Pipestone Senior High
Pipestone Senior High's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipestone Senior High this school | 302 | 38.4% | 28.2% |
| Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Seconda HECTOR | 245 | 40.8% | 39.8% |
| GFW High School WINTHROP | 211 | 37.4% | 29.6% |
| TRITON HIGH SCHOOL DODGE CENTER | 283 | 32.5% | 48.5% |
| SIBLEY EAST-ARLINGTON SENIOR HIGH ARLINGTON | 338 | 36.4% | 35.1% |
| EDGERTON SECONDARY EDGERTON | 228 | 44.7% | 34.7% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pipestone Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #322 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #318 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #282 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #263 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #36 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #116 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #203 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #108 of 146 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
302
-43 (-12%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 302 | 23.7 | 12.8:1 | 38% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 19.9 | 16.1:1 | 40% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 19.7 | 17.3:1 | 39% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | 25% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 21.3 | 14.9:1 | 36% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 37% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 35% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 24 | 19.1:1 | 19% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pipestone Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (316 to 302); teachers up 11% (21.3 to 23.7).
About Pipestone Senior High
Located in PIPESTONE, Minnesota, Pipestone Senior High is a small high school. The school has 302 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12.
Pipestone Area School District, which runs Pipestone Senior High, has 4 schools and 1,138 students.
Of every 100 students at Pipestone Senior High, about 69 are White. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pipestone County's residents are about 86% White, 17 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pipestone Senior High scores 47%.
On staff are 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. High schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 16.3:1. About 38% of students at Pipestone Senior High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Pipestone Senior High earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of Minnesota public high schools.
Pipestone Senior High is a bottom-10% school in Minnesota on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.2% against a predicted 44.4%.
Looking at the county, Pipestone County, the median household earns about $69,628 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Pipestone Senior High, Pipestone County has 10 public schools.
Pipestone Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Pipestone Senior High, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.3%; Pipestone Senior High's is 28.2%, ranking 3rd of 4.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 302, from 345 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 20.3:1 to 12.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Pipestone Senior High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pipestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,284
Census ACS
Median income
$69,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pipestone Area School District
- Pipestone ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Pipestone MiddleMiddle · 244 students
- Heartland ElementaryElementary · 12 students
Other schools in PIPESTONE
- Pipestone ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Pipestone MiddleMiddle · 244 students
- SWWC ALC - PipestoneHigh · 39 students
- SWWC ELC - PipestoneCombined · 26 students
- PIPESTONE LEARNING CENTERHigh
- SWWC ALC Midlevel - PipestoneMiddle
Nearby schools
- Pipestone Elementary0.0 mi · 580
- Pipestone Middle0.0 mi · 244
- SWWC ELC - Pipestone1.9 mi · 26
- SWWC ALC - Pipestone1.9 mi · 39
- Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 067.6 mi · 34
- Heartland Elementary12.1 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Pipestone Senior HighHow large is Pipestone Senior High?
Pipestone Senior High enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Pipestone Senior High serve?
Pipestone Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Pipestone Senior High have?
Pipestone Senior High employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Pipestone Senior High?
Student demographics at Pipestone Senior High are roughly 69% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pipestone Senior High?
Pipestone Senior High is overseen by Pipestone Area School District in Pipestone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.