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Schools in Buffalo

Buffalo’s public schools

Harding County School District 31-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo. 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
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 28% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
227 students on the public path
In brief

Buffalo’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Buffalo’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Buffalo Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 64%); Harding County 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 Buffalo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Buffalo Elementary - 02Harding County School District 31-1B
6–8Harding County Middle School - 03Harding County School District 31-1B
9–12Harding County High School - 01Harding County School District 31-1B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Harding County School District 31-1.

The district

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

Harding County School District 31-1Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 227 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,674SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 51% · 119 students tested
Math52%
State average 42.2% · 119 students tested

Buffalo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buffalo—Harding County School District 31-1

Every school in Buffalo

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 Buffaloin other towns
Buffalo Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
101 students10:1Rate it →
Harding County Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
60 students15:1Rate it →
Harding County High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B−
66 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Buffalo’s schools

Are Buffalo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buffalo. Harding County School District 31-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo. 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 in?

Harding County School District 31-1.

Where do Buffalo kids go to high school?

Harding 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.