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Schools in Alexandria

Alexandria’s public schools

Hanson School District 30-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alexandria. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.7K
▼ 18% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
SD 13.7
Schools in town
3
344 students on the public path
In brief

Alexandria’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Alexandria’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Hanson Middle School - 02 places highest (better than 85%); Hanson Elementary - 06 lowest (74%). 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 Alexandria, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hanson Elementary - 06Hanson School District 30-1B+
6–8Hanson Middle School - 02Hanson School District 30-1A
9–12Hanson High School - 01Hanson School District 30-1B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hanson School District 30-1.

The district

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

Hanson School District 30-1Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 384 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,699SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 51% · 224 students tested
Math64%
State average 42.2% · 224 students tested

Alexandria vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Alexandria’s borders.

Schools next door
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Alexandria—Hanson School District 30-1

Every school in Alexandria

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

District schools in Alexandriaby address
Hanson Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
151 students14:1Rate it →
Hanson Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
71 students14:1Rate it →
Hanson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B+
122 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Alexandria’s schools

Are Alexandria’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alexandria. Hanson School District 30-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alexandria. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alexandria in?

Hanson School District 30-1.

Where do Alexandria kids go to high school?

Hanson High School - 01.

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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.