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Schools in Dearborn Township

Dearborn Township’s public schools

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 and Huron School District 02-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dearborn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Huron School District 02-2
Students per teacher
16.3
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,594 students on the public path
In brief

Dearborn Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dearborn Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wolsey Wessington High School - 01 places highest (better than 45%); Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Dearborn Township, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Huron High School - 01 and Wolsey Wessington 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 Dearborn Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–84 schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6.

Two districts serve Dearborn Township

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

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 316 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,994SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Huron School District 02-2Grades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,078 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,191SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-637%
State average 51% · 169 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-637%
State average 42.2% · 169 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Huron School District 02-244%
State average 51% · 1526 students tested
Math · PK–12, Huron School District 02-231%
State average 42.2% · 1540 students tested

Dearborn Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dearborn Township—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 PK–12 · Huron School District 02-2 PK–12
Virgil—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6
Vernon—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6
Carlyle—Huron School District 02-2
Hartland—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6
Clyde—Huron School District 02-2

3 of the 5 neighbors share Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 with Dearborn Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dearborn 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 Dearborn Townshipin other towns
Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wolsey
C
145 students13:1Rate it →
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Huron
467 students16:1Rate it →
Riverside Colony Elementary - 15
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Huron
18 students9:1Rate it →
Huron Colony Elementary - 13
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Huron
16 students16:1Rate it →
Huron High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Huron
C+
852 students19:1Rate it →
Wolsey Wessington High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wolsey
B−
96 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Dearborn Township’s schools

Are Dearborn Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dearborn Township. Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 and Huron School District 02-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dearborn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Dearborn Township in?

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 and Huron School District 02-2.

Where do Dearborn Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Huron High School - 01 and Wolsey Wessington High School - 01.

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What Dearborn Township 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.