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Schools in Highland Township

Highland Township’s public schools

Garretson School District 49-4 and Dell Rapids School District 49-3 have 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?2/6schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 14% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Dell Rapids School District 49-3
Students per teacher
14.3
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,458 students on the public path
In brief

Highland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Highland Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 98%); Garretson Elementary - 02 lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Highland Township, graded from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Dell Rapids High School - 01 and Garretson 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 Highland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Garretson School District 49-4.

Two districts serve Highland Township

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

Garretson School District 49-4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 493 students · 13.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,773SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Dell Rapids School District 49-3Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 965 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,212SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Garretson School District 49-441%
State average 51% · 222 students tested
Math · PK–12, Garretson School District 49-437%
State average 42.2% · 222 students tested
Reading · K–12, Dell Rapids School District 49-366%
State average 51% · 492 students tested
Math · K–12, Dell Rapids School District 49-366%
State average 42.2% · 495 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—Garretson School District 49-4 PK–12 · Dell Rapids School District 49-3 K–12
Alliance—Dell Rapids School District 49-3 K–12 · Flandreau School District 50-3 K–12
Palisade—Garretson School District 49-4
Logan—Dell Rapids School District 49-3

2 of the 3 neighbors share Dell Rapids School District 49-3 with Highland Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Rose Dell, MN borders Highland Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Highland Township

6 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
Garretson Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garretson
C−
246 students14:1Rate it →
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dell Rapids
A+
355 students13:1Rate it →
Dell Rapids Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Dell Rapids
B+
295 students16:1Rate it →
Garretson Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Garretson
C+
105 students13:1Rate it →
Dell Rapids High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Dell Rapids
B−
315 students16:1Rate it →
Garretson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Garretson
C
142 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland Township’s schools

Are Highland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland Township. Garretson School District 49-4 and Dell Rapids School District 49-3 have 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, 2 of its 6 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?

Garretson School District 49-4 and Dell Rapids School District 49-3.

Where do Highland Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dell Rapids High School - 01 and Garretson High School - 01.

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What Highland 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.