Southwest

District Name: Pipestone Area Schools, Independent School District 2689 District Address: 1401 7th St. SW, Pipestone, MN 56164 District Highlights: *Approximately 95 certified staff and 185 total staff serve 1,153 students *All school facilities are located in the city of Pipestone *District facilities are in excellent condition *Facilities include a 1775 seat gymnasium and a 630 seat auditorium *The HS/MS library is a joint school-community facility *The HS has a strong college in the schools program taught by PAS faculty *The HS has a nationally certified PLTW pre-engineering program *All Middle School classrooms have smart boards *Student co-curricular athletic and fine arts activities are very strong *Approximately 50% of students qualify for free of reduced lunches *Approximately 20% of students come from non-English speaking homes, primarily Spanish *The District is located in SW Minnesota, 5 miles form the border of South Dakota and 30 miles from Iowa Communities Served: The Pipestone Area Schools serve the communities of Pipestone, Hatfield, Holland, Ihlen, Jasper, Trofky and Woodstock. The district serves parts of 3 counties; Pipestone, Murray and Rock. The district also serves the educational needs of the heartland colony in Lake Benton, MN Student Population: 1,153 District Budget: $15 million with a $5.2 million reserve fund balance District Schools: *A. H. Brown Elementary School (pre-K-1) *Dolson Hill Elementary school (2-4) *Pipestone Middle School (5-8) *Pipestone High School (9-12) Union Affiliation Education Minnesota