Pipestone County public schools enrolled 394 Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, 9.8% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Data showed that Pipestone County public schools enrolled 1,614 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 24.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven public schools in the county, Pipestone Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 151.
According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota fourth graders scored 241 in math, compared with the national average of 237. Their reading score was 214, the same as the U.S. average, though it has declined slightly in recent years. Eighth graders scored 282 in math and 260 in reading, both above the national averages.
However, scores for both grades remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.
As of 2026, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota’s public schools is 15:1, the same as the national average. Minnesota’s public education system is the 10th largest in the United States, serving more than 870,913 students across 2,722 schools.
| School Name | No. of Hispanic Students | % of Hispanic Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipestone Middle School | 66 | 27.1% | 244 |
| Pipestone Elementary School | 151 | 26% | 580 |
| Edgerton Secondary School | 57 | 25% | 228 |
| Pipestone Senior High School | 68 | 22.5% | 302 |
| Edgerton Elementary School | 45 | 21.5% | 209 |
| SWWC Alternative Learning Center – Pipestone | 7 | 18% | 39 |
| Heartland Elementary School | 0 | 0% | 12 |
