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Schools in Dexter Township

Dexter Township’s public schools

Florence School District 14-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dexter Township. 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 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
352 students on the public path
In brief

Dexter Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dexter Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Florence High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Florence Elementary - 02 lowest (18%). 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 Dexter Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Florence Elementary - 02in FlorenceC−
6–8Florence Middle School - 03in FlorenceC+
9–12Florence High School - 01in FlorenceB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Florence School District 14-1.

The district

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

Florence School District 14-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 352 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,497SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51% · 154 students tested
Math42%
State average 42.2% · 154 students tested

Dexter Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dexter Township—Florence School District 14-1
Germantown—Waverly School District 14-5 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12
Fuller—Florence School District 14-1 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12
Egeland—Waubay School District 18-3
Eden—Webster School District 18-5 PK–12 · Florence School District 14-1 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Florence School District 14-1 with Dexter Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dexter Township

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 Dexter Townshipin other towns
Florence Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Florence
C−
179 students16:1Rate it →
Florence Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Florence
C+
71 students19:1Rate it →
Florence High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Florence
B−
102 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Dexter Township’s schools

Are Dexter Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dexter Township. Florence School District 14-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dexter Township. 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 Dexter Township in?

Florence School District 14-1.

Where do Dexter Township kids go to high school?

Florence 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.