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Schools in Highland Township

Highland Township’s public schools

Canton School District 41-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
888 students on the public path
In brief

Highland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Highland Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Lawrence Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 85%); Canton Middle School - 04 lowest (59%). 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 Highland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Lawrence Elementary - 02in CantonA
6–8Canton Middle School - 04in CantonB
9–12Canton High School - 01in CantonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Canton School District 41-1.

The district

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

Canton School District 41-1Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 888 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,233SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 51% · 462 students tested
Math56%
State average 42.2% · 462 students tested

Highland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland Township—Canton School District 41-1
Canton—Canton School District 41-1
Fairview—Canton School District 41-1
Norway—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 PK–12 · Canton School District 41-1 K–12
Lincoln—Canton School District 41-1 K–12 · Beresford School District 61-2 K–12

All 4 neighbors share Canton School District 41-1 with Highland Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Highland 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 Highland Townshipin other towns
Lawrence Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Canton
A
411 students14:1Rate it →
Canton Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Canton
B
194 students14:1Rate it →
Canton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Canton
B
283 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland Township’s schools

Are Highland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland Township. Canton School District 41-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Highland Township in?

Canton School District 41-1.

Where do Highland Township kids go to high school?

Canton 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.