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Schools in Blaine Township

Blaine Township’s public schools

Woonsocket School District 55-4 and Wessington Springs School District 36-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blaine Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Students per teacher
12.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
527 students on the public path
In brief

Blaine Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Blaine Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wessington Springs High School - 01 places highest (better than 94%); Woonsocket Elementary - 03 lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Blaine Township, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Wessington Springs High School - 01 and Woonsocket 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 Blaine Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Woonsocket School District 55-4.

Two districts serve Blaine Township

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

Woonsocket School District 55-4Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 272 students · 13.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,827SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Wessington Springs School District 36-2Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 461 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,273SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Woonsocket School District 55-447%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math · PK–12, Woonsocket School District 55-447%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wessington Springs School District 36-252%
State average 51% · 186 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wessington Springs School District 36-237%
State average 42.2% · 185 students tested

Blaine Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Blaine Township—Woonsocket School District 55-4 PK–12 · Wessington Springs School District 36-2 PK–12
Twin Lake—Woonsocket School District 55-4
Elliott—Woonsocket School District 55-4 PK–12 · Sanborn Central School District 55-5 PK–12
Viola—Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Franklin—Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Belford—Plankinton School District 01-1

2 of the 5 neighbors share Woonsocket School District 55-4 with Blaine Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Blaine Township

5 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 Blaine Townshipin other towns
Woonsocket Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Woonsocket
C+
181 students14:1Rate it →
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wessington Springs
B
145 students11:1Rate it →
Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wessington Springs
16 students16:1Rate it →
Wessington Springs High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wessington Springs
A
94 students11:1Rate it →
Woonsocket High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Woonsocket
A
91 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Blaine Township’s schools

Are Blaine Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Blaine Township. Woonsocket School District 55-4 and Wessington Springs School District 36-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blaine Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Blaine Township in?

Woonsocket School District 55-4 and Wessington Springs School District 36-2.

Where do Blaine Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wessington Springs High School - 01 and Woonsocket High School - 01.

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What Blaine Township families are saying about school.

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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.