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Schools in Clark Township

Clark Township’s public schools

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 and Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clark Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5
Students per teacher
11.9
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
650 students on the public path
In brief

Clark Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Clark Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 places highest (better than 99%); Platte - Geddes High School - 01 lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Clark Township, graded from A+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Platte - Geddes High School - 01 and Corsica-Stickney 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 Clark Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–84 schoolsDepends on your addressA+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Platte-Geddes School District 11-5.

Two districts serve Clark Township

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

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5Grades K–12 · 5 schools · 522 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,898SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 274 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,820SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Platte-Geddes School District 11-565%
State average 51% · 268 students tested
Math · K–12, Platte-Geddes School District 11-564%
State average 42.2% · 269 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Corsica-Stickney School District 21-362%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math · PK–12, Corsica-Stickney School District 21-362%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested

Clark Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clark Township—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12
Moore—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12
Iowa—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3
Darlington—Platte-Geddes School District 11-5
Joubert—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 with Clark Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Clark Township

7 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 Clark Townshipin other towns
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stickney
A+
150 students14:1Rate it →
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Platte
A+
230 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Platte
A+
44 students13:1Rate it →
Platte Colony Elementary - 10
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Academy
22 students7:1Rate it →
Platte - Geddes High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Platte
C
132 students11:1Rate it →
Corsica-Stickney High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Corsica
B−
72 students9:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Dakota Christian School
Grades PK–12 · Corsica
Private · Religious
106 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Clark Township’s schools

Are Clark Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clark Township. Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 and Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clark Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clark Township in?

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 and Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3.

Where do Clark Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Platte - Geddes High School - 01 and Corsica-Stickney High School - 01.

Are there private schools in Clark Township?

Yes: Dakota Christian School (grades PK–12, 106 students).

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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.