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Schools in Grand Township

Grand Township’s public schools

Miller Area School District 29-4 and Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grand Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Miller Area School District 29-4
Students per teacher
11.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
650 students on the public path
In brief

Grand Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Grand Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Miller Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 89%); Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Grand Township, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Miller High School - 01 and Wolsey Wessington 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 Grand Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Miller Area School District 29-4.

Two districts serve Grand Township

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

Miller Area School District 29-4Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 483 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,023SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 316 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,994SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Miller Area School District 29-460%
State average 51% · 238 students tested
Math · K–12, Miller Area School District 29-452%
State average 42.2% · 238 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-637%
State average 51% · 169 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-637%
State average 42.2% · 169 students tested

Grand Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grand Township—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 PK–12 · Miller Area School District 29-4 K–12
St. Lawrence—Miller Area School District 29-4
Hulbert—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 PK–12 · Miller Area School District 29-4 K–12
Wessington—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6
Gilbert—Miller Area School District 29-4

3 of the 4 neighbors share Miller Area School District 29-4 with Grand Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Grand Township

5 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 Grand Townshipin other towns
Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wolsey
C
145 students13:1Rate it →
Miller Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Miller
A
231 students11:1Rate it →
Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Miller
D
37 studentsRate it →
Miller High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Miller
B−
141 students11:1Rate it →
Wolsey Wessington High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wolsey
B−
96 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Grand Township’s schools

Are Grand Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Grand Township. Miller Area School District 29-4 and Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grand Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Grand Township in?

Miller Area School District 29-4 and Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6.

Where do Grand Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Miller High School - 01 and Wolsey Wessington High School - 01.

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What Grand 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.