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Schools in Alliance Township

Alliance Township’s public schools

Dell Rapids School District 49-3 and Flandreau School District 50-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alliance Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/7schools 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
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 14% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Dell Rapids School District 49-3
Students per teacher
13.3
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
1,680 students on the public path
In brief

Alliance Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Alliance Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 98%); Flandreau Elementary - 04 lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Alliance Township, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Dell Rapids High School - 01 and Flandreau High School - 01. 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 Alliance Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dell Rapids School District 49-3.

Two districts serve Alliance Township

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

Dell Rapids School District 49-3Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 965 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,212SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Flandreau School District 50-3Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 715 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,234SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Dell Rapids School District 49-366%
State average 51% · 492 students tested
Math · K–12, Dell Rapids School District 49-366%
State average 42.2% · 495 students tested
Reading · K–12, Flandreau School District 50-335%
State average 51% · 355 students tested
Math · K–12, Flandreau School District 50-328%
State average 42.2% · 355 students tested

Alliance Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alliance Township—Dell Rapids School District 49-3 K–12 · Flandreau School District 50-3 K–12
Highland—Garretson School District 49-4 PK–12 · Dell Rapids School District 49-3 K–12
Blinsmon—Flandreau School District 50-3 K–12 · Dell Rapids School District 49-3 K–12
Lone Rock—Colman-Egan School District 50-5 PK–12 · Flandreau School District 50-3 K–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Dell Rapids School District 49-3 with Alliance Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Eden, MN borders Alliance Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Alliance Township

7 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).

Also serving Alliance Townshipin other towns
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dell Rapids
A+
355 students13:1Rate it →
Flandreau Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Flandreau
D
287 students12:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Flandreau
C
34 students11:1Rate it →
Dell Rapids Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Dell Rapids
B+
295 students16:1Rate it →
Flandreau Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Flandreau
C
193 students10:1Rate it →
Dell Rapids High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Dell Rapids
B−
315 students16:1Rate it →
Flandreau High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Flandreau
C+
201 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Alliance Township’s schools

Are Alliance Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alliance Township. Dell Rapids School District 49-3 and Flandreau School District 50-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alliance Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alliance Township in?

Dell Rapids School District 49-3 and Flandreau School District 50-3.

Where do Alliance Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dell Rapids High School - 01 and Flandreau 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.