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Schools in Hill City

Hill City’s public schools

Hill City School District 51-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hill City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
520 students on the public path
In brief

Hill City’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hill City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Hill City High School - 01 places highest (better than 64%); Hill City Elementary - 02 lowest (35%). 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 Hill City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hill City Elementary - 02Hill City School District 51-2C+
6–8Hill City Middle School - 04Hill City School District 51-2B
9–12Hill City High School - 01Hill City School District 51-2B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hill City School District 51-2.

The district

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

Hill City School District 51-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 520 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,874SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 51% · 259 students tested
Math43%
State average 42.2% · 259 students tested

Hill City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Hill City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hill City—Hill City School District 51-2

Every school in Hill City

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).

District schools in Hill Cityby address
Hill City Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
247 students13:1Rate it →
Hill City Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
115 students21:1Rate it →
Hill City High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B
158 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Hill City’s schools

Are Hill City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hill City. Hill City School District 51-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hill City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Hill City in?

Hill City School District 51-2.

Where do Hill City kids go to high school?

Hill City 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.