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Schools in Alpena Township

Alpena Township’s public schools

Wessington Springs School District 36-2 and Huron School District 02-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alpena Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
54%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Huron School District 02-2
Students per teacher
16.2
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,608 students on the public path
In brief

Alpena Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Alpena Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wessington Springs High School - 01 places highest (better than 94%); Huron High School - 01 lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Alpena Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Huron High School - 01 and Wessington Springs 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 Alpena Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–85 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wessington Springs School District 36-2.

Two districts serve Alpena Township

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

Wessington Springs School District 36-2Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 461 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,273SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Huron School District 02-2Grades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,078 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,191SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wessington Springs School District 36-252%
State average 51% · 186 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wessington Springs School District 36-237%
State average 42.2% · 185 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Huron School District 02-244%
State average 51% · 1526 students tested
Math · PK–12, Huron School District 02-231%
State average 42.2% · 1540 students tested

Alpena Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alpena Township—Wessington Springs School District 36-2 PK–12 · Huron School District 02-2 PK–12
Warren—Woonsocket School District 55-4
Franklin—Wessington Springs School District 36-2

Every school in Alpena 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 Alpena Townshipin other towns
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wessington Springs
B
145 students11:1Rate it →
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Huron
467 students16:1Rate it →
Riverside Colony Elementary - 15
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Huron
18 students9:1Rate it →
Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wessington Springs
16 students16:1Rate it →
Huron Colony Elementary - 13
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Huron
16 students16:1Rate it →
Huron High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Huron
C+
852 students19:1Rate it →
Wessington Springs High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wessington Springs
A
94 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Alpena Township’s schools

Are Alpena Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alpena Township. Wessington Springs School District 36-2 and Huron School District 02-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alpena Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Alpena Township in?

Wessington Springs School District 36-2 and Huron School District 02-2.

Where do Alpena Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Huron High School - 01 and Wessington Springs High School - 01.

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What Alpena 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.