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Schools in Dolton Township

Dolton Township’s public schools

Marion School District 60-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dolton 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
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 24% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
208 students on the public path
In brief

Dolton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dolton Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Marion High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Marion Elementary - 02 lowest (25%). 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 Dolton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Marion Elementary - 02in MarionC
6–8Marion Middle School - 03in MarionB−
9–12Marion High School - 01in MarionB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marion School District 60-3.

The district

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

Marion School District 60-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 208 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,198SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51% · 99 students tested
Math52%
State average 42.2% · 99 students tested

Dolton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dolton Township—Marion School District 60-3
Silver Lake—Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12 · Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 PK–12
Monroe—Marion School District 60-3
Rosefield—Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12 · Marion School District 60-3 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Marion School District 60-3 with Dolton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dolton 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 Dolton Townshipin other towns
Marion Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marion
C
100 students9:1Rate it →
Marion Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marion
B−
46 students12:1Rate it →
Marion High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Marion
B−
62 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dolton Township’s schools

Are Dolton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dolton Township. Marion School District 60-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dolton 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 Dolton Township in?

Marion School District 60-3.

Where do Dolton Township kids go to high school?

Marion High School - 01.

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What Dolton 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.