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Schools in Hot Springs · Hot Springs School District 23-2

Hot Springs’s public schools score below 63% of South Dakota districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Hot Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 37% of students in Hot Springs’s public schools are proficient in math, below the South Dakota average (42%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Dakota, not nationally.

#26of 35 South Dakota townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From South Dakota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
54%
▲ 3 pts vs SD 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 5 pts vs SD 42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 5–9 pts vs SD 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 14% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
710 students on the public path
In brief

Hot Springs’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 51% and 42% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,208 per student, against $13,040 across South Dakota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Hot Springs Middle School - 06, then Hot Springs High School - 01. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Bethesda Lutheran School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hot Springs’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of South Dakota school districts, #26 of 35 South Dakota towns. Both inputs trail the South Dakota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

South Dakota school districts we grade (147)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Dakota towns with similar household incomes (313)Better than 34%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 433 test results and a graduating class of 63 could put Hot Springs anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Hot Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (432 in math, 434 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hot Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hot Springs Elementary - 02Hot Springs School District 23-2C+
6–8Hot Springs Middle School - 06Hot Springs School District 23-2C+
9–12Hot Springs High School - 01Hot Springs School District 23-2C−

Hot Springs’s public schools are run by Hot Springs School District 23-2, which also serves Buffalo Gap. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Hot Springs School District 23-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 710 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,208SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51% · 434 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 432 students tested

Hot Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Hot Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hot SpringsC+Hot Springs School District 23-2

Every school in Hot Springs

4 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 Hot Springsby address
Hot Springs Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
306 students12:1Rate it →
Hot Springs Middle School - 06
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
189 students13:1Rate it →
Hot Springs High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
C−
215 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Bethesda Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
Private · Religious
23 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Hot Springs’s schools

Are Hot Springs’s schools good?

On South Dakota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hot Springs children attend score below 63% of South Dakota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #26 of 35 South Dakota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hot Springs in?

Hot Springs School District 23-2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 710 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Hot Springs kids go to high school?

Hot Springs High School - 01, with 215 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Hot Springs’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Hot Springs School District 23-2 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Dakota.

How much does Hot Springs spend per student?

$11,208 in Hot Springs School District 23-2 (FY2024), against $13,040 across South Dakota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Hot Springs?

Yes: Bethesda Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–4, 23 students).

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.