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Schools in Buffalo Township

Buffalo Township’s public schools

Jones County School District 37-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▲ 22% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
180 students on the public path
In brief

Buffalo Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Buffalo Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Jones County High School - 01 places highest (better than 96%); Jones County Elementary - 02 lowest (74%). 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 Buffalo Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Jones County Elementary - 02in MurdoB+
5–8Jones County Middle School - 04in MurdoA−
9–12Jones County High School - 01in MurdoA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jones County School District 37-3.

The district

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

Jones County School District 37-3Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 180 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,902SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 96 students tested
Math67%
State average 42.2% · 96 students tested

Buffalo Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buffalo Township—Jones County School District 37-3
Murdo—Jones County School District 37-3
Dunkel—Jones County School District 37-3

All 2 neighbors share Jones County School District 37-3 with Buffalo Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Buffalo 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 Buffalo Townshipin other towns
Jones County Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Murdo
B+
74 students9:1Rate it →
Jones County Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Murdo
A−
57 students11:1Rate it →
Jones County High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Murdo
A+
49 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Buffalo Township’s schools

Are Buffalo Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buffalo Township. Jones County School District 37-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township in?

Jones County School District 37-3.

Where do Buffalo Township kids go to high school?

Jones County 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.