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Schools in Doland

Doland’s public schools

Doland School District 56-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Doland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools 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
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
25%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 32% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
99 students on the public path
In brief

Doland’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Doland’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Doland Elementary - 03 places highest (better than 74%); Doland Elementary - 03 lowest (74%). 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 Doland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Doland Elementary - 03Doland School District 56-2B+
7–8Doland Jr. High - 02Doland School District 56-2No scores
9–12Doland High School - 01Doland School District 56-2No scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Doland School District 56-2.

The district

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

Doland School District 56-2Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 141 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,196SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51% · 79 students tested
Math47%
State average 42.2% · 80 students tested

Doland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Doland—Doland School District 56-2
Spring—Doland School District 56-2
Richfield—Doland School District 56-2
Belle Plaine—Doland School District 56-2
Prairie Center—Doland School District 56-2

All 4 neighbors share Doland School District 56-2 with Doland, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Doland

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).

District schools in Dolandby address
Doland Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
63 students8:1Rate it →
Doland Jr. High - 02
Middle · Grades 7–8
15 students10:1Rate it →
Doland High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
21 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Doland’s schools

Are Doland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Doland. Doland School District 56-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Doland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Doland in?

Doland School District 56-2.

Where do Doland kids go to high school?

Doland 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.