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Schools in Burr Oak Township

Burr Oak Township’s public schools

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 and Wessington Springs School District 36-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burr Oak Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Students per teacher
11.9
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
496 students on the public path
In brief

Burr Oak Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Burr Oak 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%); Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Burr Oak Township, graded from C to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Wolsey Wessington High School - 01 and Wessington Springs 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 Burr Oak 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 addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6.

Two districts serve Burr Oak Township

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

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 316 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,994SD $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

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-637%
State average 51% · 169 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-637%
State average 42.2% · 169 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

Burr Oak Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Burr Oak Township—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 PK–12 · Wessington Springs School District 36-2 PK–12
Kellogg—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6
Chery—Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Bates—Miller Area School District 29-4
Sand Creek—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 PK–12 · Miller Area School District 29-4 K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 with Burr Oak Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak Townshipin other towns
Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wolsey
C
145 students13:1Rate 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 →
Wolsey Wessington High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wolsey
B−
96 students11:1Rate it →
Wessington Springs High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wessington Springs
A
94 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Burr Oak Township’s schools

Are Burr Oak Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Burr Oak Township. Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 and Wessington Springs School District 36-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burr Oak Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Burr Oak Township in?

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 and Wessington Springs School District 36-2.

Where do Burr Oak Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Burr Oak 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.