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Schools in Garfield Township

Garfield Township’s public schools

Wilmot School District 54-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 15% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
234 students on the public path
In brief

Garfield Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Garfield Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wilmot High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Wilmot Middle School - 03 lowest (20%). 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 Garfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Wilmot Elementary - 02in WilmotC−
6–8Wilmot Middle School - 03in WilmotC−
9–12Wilmot High School - 01in WilmotB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wilmot School District 54-7.

The district

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

Wilmot School District 54-7Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 234 students · 10.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,961SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 51% · 110 students tested
Math22%
State average 42.2% · 110 students tested

Garfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garfield Township—Wilmot School District 54-7
Wilmot—Wilmot School District 54-7
Geneseo—Milbank School District 25-4 PK–12 · Wilmot School District 54-7 PK–12
Kilborn—Milbank School District 25-4

2 of the 3 neighbors share Wilmot School District 54-7 with Garfield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Garfield 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).

Also serving Garfield Townshipin other towns
Wilmot Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmot
C−
112 students10:1Rate it →
Wilmot Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmot
C−
58 students13:1Rate it →
Wilmot High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmot
B−
64 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Garfield Township’s schools

Are Garfield Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garfield Township. Wilmot School District 54-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Garfield Township in?

Wilmot School District 54-7.

Where do Garfield Township kids go to high school?

Wilmot High School - 01.

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What Garfield Township families are saying about school.

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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.