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Schools in Alton Township

Alton Township’s public schools

Elkton School District 05-3 and Brookings School District 05-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Brookings School District 05-1
Students per teacher
14.7
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,128 students on the public path
In brief

Alton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Alton Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Brookings High School - 01 places highest (better than 63%); Elkton High School - 01 lowest (35%). 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 Alton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Rolland Colony Elementary - 05Elkton School District 05-3No scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elkton School District 05-3.

Two districts serve Alton Township

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

Elkton School District 05-3Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 429 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,393SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Brookings School District 05-1Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,546 students · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,882SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Elkton School District 05-345%
State average 51% · 209 students tested
Math · PK–12, Elkton School District 05-329%
State average 42.2% · 214 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Brookings School District 05-151%
State average 51% · 1781 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brookings School District 05-136%
State average 42.2% · 1784 students tested

Alton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alton Township—Elkton School District 05-3 PK–12 · Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12
Sherman—Deubrook School District 05-6
Richland—Elkton School District 05-3
Bushnell—Brookings School District 05-1
Aurora—Brookings School District 05-1
Parnell—Elkton School District 05-3

2 of the 5 neighbors share Elkton School District 05-3 with Alton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Alton Township

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 Alton Townshipby address
Rolland Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · White
9 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Alton Townshipin other towns
Brookings High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookings
B
979 students17:1Rate it →
Elkton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkton
C+
140 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Alton Township’s schools

Are Alton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alton Township. Elkton School District 05-3 and Brookings School District 05-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alton Township in?

Elkton School District 05-3 and Brookings School District 05-1.

Where do Alton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Brookings High School - 01 and Elkton 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.