Clayton Township’s public schools
Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3, Freeman School District 33-1 and Parkston School District 33-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clayton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Clayton Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Clayton Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 lowest (8%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Clayton Township, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Parkston High School - 01, Freeman High School - 01 and Bridgewater-Emery 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 Clayton Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Clayton Township · depends on your address
Parkston High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 112 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Parkston
Freeman High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 110 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Freeman
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Emery
10th grade in Clayton Township · depends on your address
Parkston High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 112 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Parkston
Freeman High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 110 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Freeman
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Emery
11th grade in Clayton Township · depends on your address
Parkston High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 112 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Parkston
Freeman High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 110 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Freeman
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Emery
12th grade in Clayton Township · depends on your address
Parkston High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 112 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Parkston
Freeman High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 110 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Freeman
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Emery
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3.
Three districts serve Clayton Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Clayton Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Clayton Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Township | — | Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 PK–12 · Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12 · Parkston School District 33-3 PK–12 |
| Wittenberg | — | Menno School District 33-2 PK–12 · Scotland School District 04-3 PK–12 |
| Foster | — | Parkston School District 33-3 |
| Wolf Creek | — | Freeman School District 33-1 |
| Pleasant | — | Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 PK–12 · Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Freeman School District 33-1 with Clayton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Clayton Township
10 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).
Questions about Clayton Township’s schools
Are Clayton Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Clayton Township. Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3, Freeman School District 33-1 and Parkston School District 33-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clayton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Clayton Township in?
Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3, Freeman School District 33-1 and Parkston School District 33-3.
Where do Clayton Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Parkston High School - 01, Freeman High School - 01 and Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Clayton Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Clayton Township → They have their own page.
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.