SW Minnesota Today

There were 1,614 students enrolled in Pipestone County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 3.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.

In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Pipestone County comprised 51.5% boys, with girls representing the remaining 48.5%.

Data also showed that white students made up 67.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Pipestone County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 24.4%, 3.3% American Indian students, 3.2% multiracial students, 1.7% Black students and 0.3% Asian students.

Pipestone Elementary had the highest enrollment among Pipestone County's seven schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 580 students.

With more than 870,000 students enrolled, Minnesota's public school system is the 10th-largest in the United States. As of 2025 the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 15 to 1, on par with the national average. 

School name	Total enrollment in 2023-24	Total enrollment in 2024-25	% change
Pipestone Elementary	518	580	12%
Pipestone Senior High	320	302	-5.6%
Pipestone Middle	238	244	2.5%
Edgerton Secondary	221	228	3.2%
Edgerton Elementary	209	209	0%
SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Pipestone	42	39	-7.1%
Heartland Elementary	11	12	9.1%