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Schools in Big Springs Township

Big Springs Township’s public schools

Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Springs Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
318 students on the public path
In brief

Big Springs Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Big Springs Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 places highest (better than 58%); Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03 lowest (25%). 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 Big Springs Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04in AlcesterC+
7–8Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03in AlcesterC
9–12Alcester-Hudson High School - 01in AlcesterB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1.

The district

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

Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 351 students, down 4% since 2023–24 · 12.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,249SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51% · 175 students tested
Math47%
State average 42.2% · 178 students tested

Big Springs Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Springs Township—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
Sioux Valley—Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
Virginia—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
Emmet—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 PK–12 · Beresford School District 61-2 K–12
Alcester—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1

3 of the 4 neighbors share Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 with Big Springs Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Big Springs 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 Big Springs Townshipin other towns
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Alcester
C+
166 students12:1Rate it →
Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Alcester
C
53 students12:1Rate it →
Alcester-Hudson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Alcester
B
99 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Springs Township’s schools

Are Big Springs Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Springs Township. Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Springs Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Big Springs Township in?

Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1.

Where do Big Springs Township kids go to high school?

Alcester-Hudson 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.