Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Clear Lake

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Clear Lake

Clear Lake’s public schools

Sisseton School District 54-2 and Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clear Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▲ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Sisseton School District 54-2
Students per teacher
12.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,055 students on the public path
In brief

Clear Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Clear Lake’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Britton-Hecla High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Clear Lake, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Sisseton High School - 01, Britton-Hecla High School - 01 and Sunset Colony High School - 06. 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 Clear Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–84 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sisseton School District 54-2.

Two districts serve Clear Lake

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

Sisseton School District 54-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 965 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,637SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4Grades K–12 · 6 schools · 468 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,802SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sisseton School District 54-239%
State average 51% · 454 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sisseton School District 54-231%
State average 42.2% · 456 students tested
Reading · K–12, Britton-Hecla School District 45-450%
State average 51% · 259 students tested
Math · K–12, Britton-Hecla School District 45-441%
State average 42.2% · 259 students tested

Clear Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Clear Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clear Lake—Sisseton School District 54-2 PK–12 · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 K–12

Every school in Clear Lake

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 Clear Lakein other towns
Westside Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sisseton
C+
380 students12:1Rate it →
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Britton
B
166 students11:1Rate it →
Westwood Rural Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Britton
D
38 students19:1Rate it →
Sunset Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Britton
D
32 students19:1Rate it →
Sisseton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Sisseton
C+
304 students15:1Rate it →
Britton-Hecla High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Britton
B+
127 students14:1Rate it →
Sunset Colony High School - 06
High · Grades 9–12 · Britton
8 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Clear Lake’s schools

Are Clear Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clear Lake. Sisseton School District 54-2 and Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clear Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Clear Lake in?

Sisseton School District 54-2 and Britton-Hecla School District 45-4.

Where do Clear Lake kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Sisseton High School - 01, Britton-Hecla High School - 01 and Sunset Colony High School - 06.

Parents talk

What Clear Lake families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Clear Lake → 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.