Dayton Township’s public schools
Canton School District 41-1 and Harrisburg School District 41-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dayton Township. 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
Dayton Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Dayton Township’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Endeavor Elementary - 07 places highest (better than 98%); Freedom Elementary - 06 lowest (41%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Dayton Township, graded from C+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Harrisburg High School - 01 and Canton 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 Dayton Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Dayton Township · depends on your address
Liberty Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 559 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Harrisburg
Horizon Elementary - 09
Grades PK–5 · 458 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sioux Falls
Endeavor Elementary - 07
Grades PK–5 · 358 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sioux Falls
9th grade in Dayton Township · depends on your address
Harrisburg High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,806 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Harrisburg
Canton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 283 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
10th grade in Dayton Township · depends on your address
Harrisburg High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,806 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Harrisburg
Canton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 283 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
11th grade in Dayton Township · depends on your address
Harrisburg High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,806 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Harrisburg
Canton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 283 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
12th grade in Dayton Township · depends on your address
Harrisburg High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,806 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Harrisburg
Canton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 283 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Canton School District 41-1.
Two districts serve Dayton Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Dayton Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Dayton Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton Township | — | Harrisburg School District 41-2 PK–12 · Canton School District 41-1 K–12 |
| Harrisburg | B+ | Harrisburg School District 41-2 |
| Canton | — | Canton School District 41-1 |
| La Valley | — | Harrisburg School District 41-2 PK–12 · Lennox School District 41-4 PK–12 · Canton School District 41-1 K–12 |
| Springdale | A− | Harrisburg School District 41-2 PK–12 · Canton School District 41-1 K–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Harrisburg School District 41-2 with Dayton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Dayton Township
14 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 Dayton Township’s schools
Are Dayton Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Dayton Township. Canton School District 41-1 and Harrisburg School District 41-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dayton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Dayton Township in?
Canton School District 41-1 and Harrisburg School District 41-2.
Where do Dayton Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Harrisburg High School - 01 and Canton High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Dayton Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dayton 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.