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Schools in Fairfield Township

Fairfield Township’s public schools

Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 and Huron School District 02-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Huron School District 02-2
Students per teacher
16.0
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,570 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fairfield Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 places highest (better than 64%); Huron High School - 01 lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Fairfield Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Huron High School - 01 and Hitchcock-Tulare 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 Fairfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–86 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6.

Two districts serve Fairfield Township

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

Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 236 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,915SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Huron School District 02-2Grades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,078 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,191SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-657%
State average 51% · 121 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-642%
State average 42.2% · 121 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Huron School District 02-244%
State average 51% · 1526 students tested
Math · PK–12, Huron School District 02-231%
State average 42.2% · 1540 students tested

Fairfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfield Township—Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 PK–12 · Huron School District 02-2 PK–12
Iowa—Huron School District 02-2
Broadland—Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 PK–12 · Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 PK–12
Theresa—Huron School District 02-2

2 of the 3 neighbors share Huron School District 02-2 with Fairfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fairfield Township

8 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 Fairfield Townshipin other towns
Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hitchcock
B
116 students11:1Rate it →
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Huron
467 students16:1Rate it →
Glendale Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Frankfort
22 students8:1Rate it →
Spink Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Frankfort
21 students8:1Rate it →
Riverside Colony Elementary - 15
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Huron
18 students9:1Rate it →
Huron Colony Elementary - 13
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Huron
16 students16:1Rate it →
Huron High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Huron
C+
852 students19:1Rate it →
Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Tulare
B−
58 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairfield Township’s schools

Are Fairfield Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfield Township. Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 and Huron School District 02-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Fairfield Township in?

Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 and Huron School District 02-2.

Where do Fairfield Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Huron High School - 01 and Hitchcock-Tulare 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.