Pipestone Senior High

Pipestone Senior High is a small high school in PIPESTONE, Minnesota, one of the schools within Pipestone Area School District. The school works with 302 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Pipestone Area School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,138 students, Pipestone Senior High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pipestone Senior High lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pipestone County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Pipestone Senior High has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Pipestone Senior High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pipestone Senior High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.4%; this one comes in at 28.2%, -16.2 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Pipestone County reports that median household income runs about $69,628, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Pipestone County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,640 students), of which Pipestone Senior High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pipestone Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pipestone Senior High at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 33.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 302 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 69% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Pipestone Senior High community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.