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Schools in Emmet Township

Emmet Township’s public schools

Beresford School District 61-2 and Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emmet Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Beresford School District 61-2
Students per teacher
13.5
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
966 students on the public path
In brief

Emmet Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Emmet Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 places highest (better than 58%); Beresford High School - 01 lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Emmet Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Beresford High School - 01 and Alcester-Hudson High School - 01. 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 Emmet Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Beresford School District 61-2.

Two districts serve Emmet Township

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

Beresford School District 61-2Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 648 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,173SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 351 students, down 4% since 2023–24 · 12.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,249SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Beresford School District 61-249%
State average 51% · 385 students tested
Math · K–12, Beresford School District 61-237%
State average 42.2% · 388 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Alcester-Hudson School District 61-147%
State average 51% · 175 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alcester-Hudson School District 61-147%
State average 42.2% · 178 students tested

Emmet Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Emmet Township—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 PK–12 · Beresford School District 61-2 K–12
Prairie—Beresford School District 61-2
Big Springs—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
Spink—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 PK–12 · Vermillion School District 13-1 PK–12 · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 K–12
Garfield—Beresford School District 61-2

2 of the 4 neighbors share Beresford School District 61-2 with Emmet Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Emmet Township

6 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 Emmet Townshipin other towns
Beresford Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beresford
C+
273 students13:1Rate it →
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Alcester
C+
166 students12:1Rate it →
Beresford Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beresford
C−
153 students15:1Rate it →
Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Alcester
C
53 students12:1Rate it →
Beresford High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Beresford
C−
222 students15:1Rate it →
Alcester-Hudson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Alcester
B
99 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Emmet Township’s schools

Are Emmet Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Emmet Township. Beresford School District 61-2 and Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emmet Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Emmet Township in?

Beresford School District 61-2 and Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1.

Where do Emmet Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Beresford High School - 01 and Alcester-Hudson 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.