Hanson Township’s public schools
Mitchell School District 17-2 and Hanson School District 30-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hanson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Hanson Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Hanson Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Mitchell High School - 01 places highest (better than 85%); Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05 lowest (29%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Hanson Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Mitchell High School - 01, Hanson High School - 01 and Abbott House High School - 07. 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 Hanson Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Hanson Township
Hanson Elementary - 06
Grades PK–5 · 151 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
9th grade in Hanson Township · depends on your address
Mitchell High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 879 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mitchell
Hanson High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 122 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Abbott House High School - 07
Grades 9–12 · 18 students · in Mitchell
10th grade in Hanson Township · depends on your address
Mitchell High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 879 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mitchell
Hanson High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 122 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Abbott House High School - 07
Grades 9–12 · 18 students · in Mitchell
11th grade in Hanson Township · depends on your address
Mitchell High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 879 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mitchell
Hanson High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 122 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Abbott House High School - 07
Grades 9–12 · 18 students · in Mitchell
12th grade in Hanson Township · depends on your address
Mitchell High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 879 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mitchell
Hanson High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 122 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Abbott House High School - 07
Grades 9–12 · 18 students · in Mitchell
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mitchell School District 17-2.
Two districts serve Hanson Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Hanson Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Hanson Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hanson Township | — | Hanson School District 30-1 PK–12 · Mitchell School District 17-2 K–12 |
| Jasper | — | Hanson School District 30-1 |
| Rosedale | — | Hanson School District 30-1 PK–12 · Ethan School District 17-1 PK–12 · Mitchell School District 17-2 K–12 |
| Plano | — | Mitchell School District 17-2 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Hanson School District 30-1 with Hanson Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Hanson Township
12 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).
Questions about Hanson Township’s schools
Are Hanson Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Hanson Township. Mitchell School District 17-2 and Hanson School District 30-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hanson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Hanson Township in?
Mitchell School District 17-2 and Hanson School District 30-1.
Where do Hanson Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Mitchell High School - 01, Hanson High School - 01 and Abbott House High School - 07.
Parents talk
What Hanson Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hanson Township → They have their own page.
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.