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Schools in Beck-Highland Township

Beck-Highland Township’s public schools

Bison School District 52-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beck-Highland 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 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 33% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.0
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
135 students on the public path
In brief

Beck-Highland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Beck-Highland Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Bison High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Bison Elementary - 02 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 Beck-Highland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Bison Elementary - 02in BisonC+
7–8Bison Jr. High - 04in BisonNo scores
9–12Bison High School - 01in BisonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bison School District 52-1.

The district

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

Bison School District 52-1Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 135 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 8.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,358SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51% · 73 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 73 students tested

Beck-Highland Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Beck-Highland Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Beck-Highland Township—Bison School District 52-1
Duell—Bison School District 52-1

Every school in Beck-Highland 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 Beck-Highland Townshipin other towns
Bison Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bison
C+
65 students7:1Rate it →
Bison Jr. High - 04
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bison
18 students9:1Rate it →
Bison High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Bison
B−
52 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Beck-Highland Township’s schools

Are Beck-Highland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Beck-Highland Township. Bison School District 52-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beck-Highland 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 Beck-Highland Township in?

Bison School District 52-1.

Where do Beck-Highland Township kids go to high school?

Bison 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.