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Schools in Alpena

Alpena’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,353 students on the public path
In brief

Alpena’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Alpena’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Huron High School - 01 places highest (better than 42%); Huron High School - 01 lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Alpena, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Huron 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Huron High School - 01in HuronC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Huron School District 02-2.

The district

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

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

Reading44%
State average 51% · 1526 students tested
Math31%
State average 42.2% · 1540 students tested

Alpena vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alpena—Huron School District 02-2

Every school in Alpena

4 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 Alpenain other towns
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 →
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 →

Questions about Alpena’s schools

Are Alpena’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alpena. Huron School District 02-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alpena. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 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 in?

Huron School District 02-2.

Where do Alpena kids go to high school?

Huron 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.