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Schools in Custer Township

Custer Township’s public schools

McIntosh School District 15-1 and Lemmon School District 52-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Custer Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above South Dakota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▲ 3% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Lemmon School District 52-4
Students per teacher
8.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
418 students on the public path
In brief

Custer Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Custer Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Lemmon Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 59%); McIntosh Elementary - 02 lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Custer Township, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Lemmon High School - 01 and McIntosh 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 Custer Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McIntosh School District 15-1.

Two districts serve Custer Township

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

McIntosh School District 15-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 129 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 5.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$30,705SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Lemmon School District 52-4Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 289 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,432SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, McIntosh School District 15-137%
State average 51% · 80 students tested
Math · PK–12, McIntosh School District 15-122%
State average 42.2% · 80 students tested
Reading · K–12, Lemmon School District 52-452%
State average 51% · 147 students tested
Math · K–12, Lemmon School District 52-442%
State average 42.2% · 147 students tested

Custer Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Custer Township—McIntosh School District 15-1 PK–12 · Lemmon School District 52-4 K–12

Every school in Custer Township

6 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 Custer Townshipin other towns
McIntosh Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · McIntosh
C−
43 students5:1Rate it →
Lemmon Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lemmon
B
139 students13:1Rate it →
McIntosh Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 5–8 · McIntosh
C
44 students10:1Rate it →
Lemmon Jr. High - 06
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lemmon
B−
53 students11:1Rate it →
Lemmon High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Lemmon
B−
97 students11:1Rate it →
McIntosh High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · McIntosh
B−
42 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Custer Township’s schools

Are Custer Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Custer Township. McIntosh School District 15-1 and Lemmon School District 52-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Custer Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Custer Township in?

McIntosh School District 15-1 and Lemmon School District 52-4.

Where do Custer Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lemmon High School - 01 and McIntosh High School - 01.

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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.