Editing Austin, Minnesota (section)

===Schools and colleges===
[[Image:Austin High School.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Austin High School (Minnesota)|Austin High School]]]]
Austin Public Schools (Independent School District 492) serves more than 4,700 students in the Austin area. Pacelli Catholic Schools also provides a PreK-12 private education option. Austin High School, much of which was built in 1919, is well known for its distinctive architecture. A 1939 addition to the school includes Knowlton Auditorium, one of the largest high school auditoriums in Minnesota, seating 1,850. Post-secondary education is available at Riverland Community College, first established as Austin Junior College in 1940.
* [[College]]s
** [[Riverland Community College]]
** [[Maranatha Bible School]] (Lansing)
* [[High school (North America)|High Schools]]
** [[Austin High School (Austin, Minnesota)|Austin High School]] and Area Learning Center (Grades 9–12)
** [[Pacelli High School (Austin, Minnesota)|Pacelli High School]] (Grades 9–12)
* [[Middle School]]s (Junior High)
** Ellis Middle School [Grades 7–8]
** I.J Holton Intermediate School [Grades 5–6]
** [[Pacelli High School (Austin, Minnesota)|Pacelli Middle School]] (Grades 6–8)
* [[Elementary School]]s
** Pacelli Elementary School (Grades PreK-5)
** Banfield Elementary School (Grades 1–4)
** Neveln Elementary School (Grades 1–4)
** Southgate Elementary School (Grades 1–4)
** Sumner Elementary School (Grades 1–4)
** Woodson School ([[Kindergarten]] only)
** Oakland Education Center (special services coop with Albert Lea Public Schools; formerly St. Edward's School)
* Other schools
** [[Austin Area Catholic Schools]]
** Gerard Academy (ages 6–19)
** Oakland Baptist School
* Former school buildings
** Franklin School (original built in 1869, burned in 1890; new Franklin High School opened in 1891)
** Shaw Elementary School (opened, 1916; last year of operation, 1992; demolished, 1993)
** Webster School (Built in 1891, functions today as apartment homes)
** Lincoln Elementary School (Built in 1887; last year of operation, 1977); functions today as apartment homes)
** Queen of Angels School (now home to Community Learning Center and Early Childhood Family Education Center)