Florence School District 14-1
Serves Florence, Fuller Township, Dexter Township, Eden Township and Phipps Township, and parts of Richland Township, Graceland Township, Wheatland Township, Egeland Township and Lura Township.
What stands out about Florence School District 14-1
- Its letter, C: results better than 33% of South Dakota districts
- Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
- Spends 12% less per student than the SD average
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 13.9% since 2020–21
- Debt of $3M, about $8,511 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C: better than 33% 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 Florence. 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.
Up 13.9% 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.