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Clark School District 12-2

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 24 towns

Serves Clark, Mount Pleasant Township, Fordham Township, Day Township, Lincoln Township, Elrod Township, Cottonwood Township, Bradley, Darlington Township, Woodland Township, Eden Township, Raymond, Garfield Township, Thorp Township, Foxton Township, Maydell Township, Raymond Township, Warren Township, Blaine Township, Merton Township, Logan Township, Garden City, Spring Valley Township and Ash Township, and parts of Capitola Township.

Clark’s School Grade D better than 12% of South Dakota school districts

Students
497
Schools
6
Spent per student
$11,683
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
The gist

What stands out about Clark School District 12-2

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of South Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the SD average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% of the 147 South Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DClark 1,183Mount Pleasant Township 273Fordham Township 150Day Township 108Lincoln Township 90Elrod Township 89Cottonwood Township 86Bradley 69Darlington Township 62Woodland Township 62Eden Township 57Raymond 57Garfield Township 56Thorp Township 54Foxton Township 52Maydell Township 48Raymond Township 45Warren Township 43Blaine Township 40Merton Township 40Logan Township 37Garden City 36Spring Valley Township 35Ash Township 22

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clark. Grade by grade →

PK–5Clark Elementary - 02This district
6–8Clark Middle School - 03This district
9–12Clark High School - 01This district

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 42.2% · 251 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 51% · 247 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 84% · 20 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,683 per student · 10% below SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 27%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
456’20
478’21
482’22
496’23
497’24

Up 9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools.

Clark Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clark
B−
212 students12:1
Fordham Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Carpenter
D−
42 students14:1
Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Garden City
C−
31 students16:1
Silver Lake Colony - 07
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Clark
16 students8:1
Clark Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clark
C−
72 students10:1
Clark High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Clark
B+
124 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Doland School District 56-2Harrison Township, Richfield Township, Spring Township
$17,196per student
Groton Area School District 06-6Oak Gulch Township, Olean Township, Troy Township
$12,329per student
Henry School District 14-2Graceland Township, Henry Township, Phipps Township
$13,235per student
Willow Lake School District 12-3Hague Township, Lake Township, Pleasant Township
$11,201per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Dakota.