SWWC ALC - Pipestone
PIPESTONE · MN · Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop · Public
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PIPESTONE LEARNING CENTER → ELLSWORTH SECONDARY → SWWC ELC - Pipestone → EDGERTON SECONDARY → SWWC ALC - Windom → Learning Center Night → RTR ALC → Hendricks High School →How SWWC ALC - Pipestone compares for families
What families should know about SWWC ALC - Pipestone.
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: PIPESTONE LEARNING CENTER, ELLSWORTH SECONDARY, SWWC ELC - Pipestone and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIPESTONE LEARNING CENTER PIPESTONE |
Public | 1.9 | — | — |
| ELLSWORTH SECONDARY ELLSWORTH |
Public | 36.0 | 40 | — |
| SWWC ELC - Pipestone PIPESTONE |
Public | 2.1 | 7 | — |
| EDGERTON SECONDARY EDGERTON |
Public | 11.7 | 130 | +13.0% |
| SWWC ALC - Windom WINDOM |
Public | 59.3 | 41 | — |
| Learning Center Night WORTHINGTON |
Public | 41.9 | 36 | — |
| RTR ALC TYLER |
Public | 21.0 | — | — |
| Hendricks High School HENDRICKS |
Public | 35.9 | 31 | — |