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Schools in Aurora Township

Aurora Township’s public schools

Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aurora Township. 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 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
274 students on the public path
In brief

Aurora Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Aurora Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 95%); Corsica-Stickney High School - 01 lowest (51%). 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 Aurora Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02in StickneyA+
6–8Corsica-Stickney Jr. High - 03in CorsicaB+
9–12Corsica-Stickney High School - 01in CorsicaB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3.

The district

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

Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 274 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,820SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math62%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested

Aurora Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Aurora Township—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3
Stickney—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3
Baker—Mount Vernon School District 17-3 PK–12 · Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12
Truro—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3
Dudley—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3

All 4 neighbors share Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 with Aurora Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Aurora 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).

Also serving Aurora Townshipin other towns
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stickney
A+
150 students14:1Rate it →
Corsica-Stickney Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Corsica
B+
52 students11:1Rate it →
Corsica-Stickney High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Corsica
B−
72 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Aurora Township’s schools

Are Aurora Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Aurora Township. Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aurora Township. 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 Aurora Township in?

Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3.

Where do Aurora Township kids go to high school?

Corsica-Stickney 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.