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Schools in Fountain Prairie Township

Fountain Prairie Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
12.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
694 students on the public path
In brief

Fountain Prairie Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Fountain Prairie Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. RTR Secondary School places highest (better than 36%); Pipestone Senior High lowest (20%). 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 Fountain Prairie Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Heartland ElementaryPipestone Area School DistrictNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

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

Two districts serve Fountain Prairie 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−
RTR Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 646 students, up 59% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,468MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to 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, RTR Public Schools54%
State average 51.1% · 335 students tested
Math · PK–12, RTR Public Schools49%
State average 44.8% · 327 students tested

Fountain Prairie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fountain Prairie Township—Pipestone Area PK–12 · RTR PK–12
Altona—Pipestone Area
Aetna—RTR
Grange—Pipestone Area
Hope—RTR

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

Every school in Fountain Prairie Township

3 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).

District schools in Fountain Prairie Townshipby address
Heartland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Benton
12 students5:1Rate it →
Also serving Fountain Prairie Townshipin other towns
RTR Secondary School
High · Grades 6–12 · Tyler
C+
380 students14:1Rate it →
Pipestone Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pipestone
C−
302 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Fountain Prairie Township’s schools

Are Fountain Prairie Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fountain Prairie Township. Pipestone Area School District and RTR Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fountain Prairie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fountain Prairie Township in?

Pipestone Area School District and RTR Public Schools.

Where do Fountain Prairie Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Fountain Prairie 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.