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Schools in Elrod Township

Elrod Township’s public schools

Clark School District 12-2 and Henry School District 14-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elrod Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 10% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Clark School District 12-2
Students per teacher
11.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
194 students on the public path
In brief

Elrod Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elrod Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Clark High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Henry High School - 01 lowest (51%). 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 Elrod Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Silver Lake Colony - 07Clark School District 12-2No scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clark School District 12-2.

Two districts serve Elrod Township

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

Clark School District 12-2Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 497 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,683SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Henry School District 14-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 192 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,235SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Clark School District 12-240%
State average 51% · 247 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clark School District 12-227%
State average 42.2% · 251 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Henry School District 14-237%
State average 51% · 97 students tested
Math · PK–12, Henry School District 14-222%
State average 42.2% · 97 students tested

Elrod Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elrod Township—Clark School District 12-2 PK–12 · Henry School District 14-2 PK–12
Foxton—Willow Lake School District 12-3 PK–12 · Clark School District 12-2 PK–12
Day—Clark School District 12-2
Henry—Henry School District 14-2

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

Every school in Elrod 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).

District schools in Elrod Townshipby address
Silver Lake Colony - 07
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Clark
16 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Elrod Townshipin other towns
Clark High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Clark
B+
124 students13:1Rate it →
Henry High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Henry
B−
54 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Elrod Township’s schools

Are Elrod Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elrod Township. Clark School District 12-2 and Henry School District 14-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elrod Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Elrod Township in?

Clark School District 12-2 and Henry School District 14-2.

Where do Elrod Township kids go to high school?

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