Pipestone Area School District
Pipestone Area School District is a public school district based in Pipestone, Minnesota, serving 1,138 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #133 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 10% of them. Its schools average 284 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $13,024 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.
How Pipestone Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pipestone Area | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,024 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,868 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 86 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 159 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 569 | 558 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Minnesota median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Minnesota
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James Public School DistrictSaint James | 1,143 | 4 | $13,512 | 14.1 | #130 |
| Luverne Public School DistrictLuverne | 1,142 | 5 | $12,945 | 12.0 | #131 |
| Crookston Public School DistrictCrookston | 1,140 | 5 | $13,198 | 13.0 | #132 |
| Pipestone Area School DistrictPipestone · this district | 1,138 | 4 | $13,024 | 13.2 | #133 |
| Cass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsCass Lake | 1,119 | 4 | $19,548 | 10.7 | #134 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Lomitas ElementaryMenlo Park, CA | 1,138 | $26,855 | 17.8 |
| Bellmore Union Free School DistrictBellmore, NY | 1,138 | $31,986 | 16.0 |
| Brooklyn CityBrooklyn, OH | 1,138 | $13,701 | 15.6 |
| Little Axe Public SchoolsNorman, OK | 1,138 | $10,196 | 14.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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