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Schools in Dempster Township

Dempster Township’s public schools

Castlewood School District 28-1 and Estelline School District 28-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dempster Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Castlewood School District 28-1
Students per teacher
13.8
SD 13.7
Schools in town
2
212 students on the public path
In brief

Dempster Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dempster Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Castlewood High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Estelline High School - 01 lowest (8%). 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 Dempster Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Claremont Colony Elementary - 04Castlewood School District 28-1No scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Castlewood School District 28-1.

Two districts serve Dempster Township

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

Castlewood School District 28-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 345 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,299SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Estelline School District 28-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 292 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,611SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Castlewood School District 28-152%
State average 51% · 173 students tested
Math · PK–12, Castlewood School District 28-152%
State average 42.2% · 173 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Estelline School District 28-242%
State average 51% · 138 students tested
Math · PK–12, Estelline School District 28-237%
State average 42.2% · 140 students tested

Dempster Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dempster Township—Castlewood School District 28-1 PK–12 · Estelline School District 28-2 PK–12
Hidewood—Estelline School District 28-2 PK–12 · Deuel School District 19-4 PK–12
Hamlin—Castlewood School District 28-1
Florence—Castlewood School District 28-1 PK–12 · Hamlin School District 28-3 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Castlewood School District 28-1 with Dempster Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dempster Township

4 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).

District schools in Dempster Townshipby address
Claremont Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Castlewood
17 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Dempster Townshipin other towns
Castlewood High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Castlewood
B+
112 students16:1Rate it →
Estelline High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Estelline
D
83 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Poinsett Colony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Estelline
Private · Religious
9 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dempster Township’s schools

Are Dempster Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dempster Township. Castlewood School District 28-1 and Estelline School District 28-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dempster Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dempster Township in?

Castlewood School District 28-1 and Estelline School District 28-2.

Where do Dempster Township kids go to high school?

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

Are there private schools in Dempster Township?

Yes: Poinsett Colony Elementary School (grades K–6, 9 students).

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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.