Crook City’s public schools
Spearfish School District 40-2 and Meade School District 46-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Crook City. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Crook City’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Crook City’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Sturgis Elementary - 03 places highest (better than 89%); Central Meade County School - 09 lowest (45%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Crook City, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Sturgis Brown High School - 01 and Spearfish 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 Crook City, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Crook City
Whitewood Elementary - 04
Grades PK–5 · 138 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Whitewood
9th grade in Crook City · depends on your address
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 845 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Spearfish High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 787 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Spearfish
10th grade in Crook City · depends on your address
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 845 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Spearfish High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 787 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Spearfish
11th grade in Crook City · depends on your address
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 845 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Spearfish High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 787 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Spearfish
12th grade in Crook City · depends on your address
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 845 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Spearfish High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 787 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Spearfish
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Spearfish School District 40-2.
Two districts serve Crook City
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
Crook City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Crook City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Crook City | — | Meade School District 46-1 PK–12 · Spearfish School District 40-2 K–12 |
Every school in Crook City
11 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 Crook City’s schools
Are Crook City’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Crook City. Spearfish School District 40-2 and Meade School District 46-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Crook City. 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 Crook City in?
Spearfish School District 40-2 and Meade School District 46-1.
Where do Crook City kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sturgis Brown High School - 01 and Spearfish High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Crook City families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Crook City → 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.