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Schools in Burke Township

Burke Township’s public schools

Pipestone Area School District and Edgerton Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burke Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Pipestone Area
Students per teacher
13.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,575 students on the public path
In brief

Burke Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Burke Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Pipestone Elementary places highest (better than 64%); Pipestone Senior High lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Burke Township, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Pipestone Senior High and Edgerton Secondary. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Burke Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pipestone Area School District.

Two districts serve Burke Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pipestone Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,138 students, up 27% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,364MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Edgerton Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 437 students · 13.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,833MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pipestone Area School District48%
State average 51.1% · 561 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pipestone Area School District40%
State average 44.8% · 529 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Edgerton Public School District37%
State average 51.1% · 225 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edgerton Public School District34%
State average 44.8% · 224 students tested

Burke Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Burke Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Burke Township—Pipestone Area PK–12 · Edgerton Public PK–12
Gray—Pipestone Area
Osborne—Edgerton Public
Chanarambie—Murray County Central PK–12 · Edgerton Public PK–12
Rock—Pipestone Area PK–12 · RTR PK–12
Hatfield—Pipestone Area
Grange—Pipestone Area

4 of the 6 neighbors share Pipestone Area with Burke Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Burke Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Burke Townshipin other towns
Pipestone Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pipestone
B
580 students13:1Rate it →
Edgerton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Edgerton
C+
209 students13:1Rate it →
Heartland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Benton
12 students5:1Rate it →
Pipestone Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pipestone
C
244 students14:1Rate it →
Edgerton Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Edgerton
C−
228 students13:1Rate it →
Pipestone Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pipestone
C−
302 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Burke Township’s schools

Are Burke Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Burke Township. Pipestone Area School District and Edgerton Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burke Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Burke Township in?

Pipestone Area School District and Edgerton Public School District.

Where do Burke Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pipestone Senior High and Edgerton Secondary.

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What Burke Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.