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Schools in Butler Township

Butler Township’s public schools

Groton Area School District 06-6 and Webster School District 18-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butler Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 5% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Groton Area School District 06-6
Students per teacher
13.5
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
1,124 students on the public path
In brief

Butler Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Butler Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Webster Area Middle School - 02 places highest (better than 89%); Webster Area High School - 01 lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Butler Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Groton Area High School - 01 and Webster Area 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 Butler Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Groton Area School District 06-6.

Two districts serve Butler Township

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

Groton Area School District 06-6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 578 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,329SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Webster School District 18-5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 546 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,995SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Groton Area School District 06-669%
State average 51% · 297 students tested
Math · PK–12, Groton Area School District 06-661%
State average 42.2% · 299 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Webster School District 18-565%
State average 51% · 268 students tested
Math · PK–12, Webster School District 18-556%
State average 42.2% · 268 students tested

Butler Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Butler Township—Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12 · Webster School District 18-5 PK–12
York—Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12 · Webster School District 18-5 PK–12
Valley—Groton Area School District 06-6
Rusk—Webster School District 18-5
Kidder—Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12 · Webster School District 18-5 PK–12
Highland—Webster School District 18-5

4 of the 5 neighbors share Webster School District 18-5 with Butler Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Butler Township

6 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 Butler Townshipin other towns
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groton
B+
278 students14:1Rate it →
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Webster
A
274 students14:1Rate it →
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Groton
A−
132 students13:1Rate it →
Webster Area Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Webster
A
108 students14:1Rate it →
Groton Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Groton
B+
168 students13:1Rate it →
Webster Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Webster
C−
164 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Butler Township’s schools

Are Butler Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Butler Township. Groton Area School District 06-6 and Webster School District 18-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butler Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Butler Township in?

Groton Area School District 06-6 and Webster School District 18-5.

Where do Butler Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Groton Area High School - 01 and Webster Area High School - 01.

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What Butler 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.