Ethan School District 17-1
Serves Ethan, Rosedale Township, Rome Township, Worthen Township and Tobin Township, and parts of Prosper Township, Lisbon Township and Baker Township.
What stands out about Ethan School District 17-1
- Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of South Dakota districts
- Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 26 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
- Spends 17% less per student than the SD average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.6M, about $5,488 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A+: better than 98% of the 147 South Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ethan. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. SD
2021–22 · class of 202398% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Dakota.