Pipestone Senior High School - Pipestone, Minnesota/MN

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Pipestone Senior High School

1401 7th Street Sw, Pipestone, MN, 56164-2293 -

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Definition of Terms

Pipestone Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Pipestone County, MN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

388 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

26 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 100 students

Grade 10 - 88 students

Grade 11 - 110 students

Grade 12 - 90 students

This School

(MN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MN) School Average

% American Indian	3%	2%
% Asian	1%	6%
% Hispanic	3%	6%
% Black	n/a	10%
% White	94%	74%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

27%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Pipestone-jasper School District

This School's Agency

(MN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	2
Number of Students Managed	1,206 students	562 students
District Total Revenue	$13,046,000	$5,407,000
District Expenditure	$12,233,000	$5,324,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,818	$9,036
District Expenditure / Student	$10,143	$8,954
District Graduation Rates	90%	95%

Pipestone Area High School is the only public high school in Pipestone, Minnesota, in the southwestern corner of the state. The high school is operated under the Pipestone Area School District. Pipestone Area High School is housed in the same building as the Pipestone Area Middle School (grades 5-8) and the Pipestone Area School District, ISD #2689 administration. A new 197,000 square foot school was opened in January 2003 at the cost of $22.3 million. The new building replaced the old "Central" school, which was more than 80 years old. The current campus is located on a major highway on the west end of town.
Academics: Each school day is run on a 7-period schedule, with each period lasting 50 minutes each. School starts at 8:15 a.m. and dismisses at 3:15 p.m. Every student is required to attend a daily homeroom session, which runs the last fifteen minutes of the school day. The school year is operated on a four quarter/two semester schedule. Each student has the identical schedule each day for each semester, although the some student's schedules slightly vary from quarter to quarter.
Pipestone Area High School requires study of a foreign language of all high school students. Current languages offered are French and Spanish. PAHS also offers a wide variety of Advanced Placement classes, including AP Calculus, AP Chemistry and AP English Language and Composition. An accelerated math program is offered to selected students, starting in eighth grade. Other classes offered (some required), aside from the general core classes, are technology education, government, sociology, keyboarding, economics, family and consumer science (FACS), agriculture, art, band, choir.
Extra-curricular Activities: All students are offered their choice of extra-curricular activities, if they choose to participate. Academic extra-curricular activities of notable mention include Math Team, Knowledge Bowl, Marching Band, Student Council, Peer Helping, One Act Play, Drama, Speech, among others.
Athletics: The athletic programs at Pipestone Area High School are developing into one of the most respected in southwestern Minnesota. Despite their continued success, a team state championship has never been earned. Many individuals have been awarded state championships from Pipestone, however. The Arrows have been in just three state championship games: Football - 1980 (loss to Crookston 32-6, in Crookston, Minnesota), Softball - 2003 (loss to Winona Cotter 5-4, at Caswell Park in Mankato, Minnesota), Baseball - 2005 (loss to Paynesville Area 8-3, at Dick Putz Field in Saint Cloud, Minnesota), Pipestone Area is part of the Southwest Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. According to the League's classification system, the Arrows are in Region 3A.
Pipestone Area High School and Luverne High School formed a cooperation of boys' hockey starting in 2005, under the team name of Luverne Cardinals.
Notable alumni: Isaac Snell, current New York Jets offensive lineman in the NFL.
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About This Zip Code (56164)

School Zip (56164)

(MN) State Average

Population (Approximate)	5,958 people	4,666,598 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	22%	25%
Population Average Age	39 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$32,426	$49,158
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.7 rooms	5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	55 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	72% / 28%	71% / 29%

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