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Schools in Dante

Dante’s public schools

Wagner School District 11-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dante. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 30% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
817 students on the public path
In brief

Dante’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dante’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wagner High School - 01 places highest (better than 64%); Wagner Middle School - 03 lowest (13%). 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 Dante, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Wagner Elementary - 02in WagnerC−
5–8Wagner Middle School - 03in WagnerD
9–12Wagner High School - 01in WagnerB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wagner School District 11-4.

The district

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

Wagner School District 11-4Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 919 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,919SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 51% · 420 students tested
Math33%
State average 42.2% · 420 students tested

Dante vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Dante—Wagner School District 11-4

Every school in Dante

3 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 Dantein other towns
Wagner Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wagner
C−
333 students10:1Rate it →
Wagner Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Wagner
D
283 students13:1Rate it →
Wagner High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wagner
B
201 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Dante’s schools

Are Dante’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dante. Wagner School District 11-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dante. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dante in?

Wagner School District 11-4.

Where do Dante kids go to high school?

Wagner High School - 01.

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What Dante families are saying about school.

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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.