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Waverly School District 14-5

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Kranzburg Township, Rauville Township, Waverly Township, South Shore, Germantown Township, Mazeppa Township, Stockholm Township, Twin Brooks Township and Leola Township, and parts of Sheridan Township, Elmira Township, Dexter Township, Troy Township and Lura Township.

Kranzburg Township’s Schools page →

Students
283
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,471
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$1.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waverly School District 14-5

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of South Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the SD average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.9M, about $6,590 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% of the 147 South Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Kranzburg Township 323Rauville Township 289Waverly Township 197South Shore 189Germantown Township 166Mazeppa Township 96Stockholm Township 95Twin Brooks Township 91Leola Township 60

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kranzburg Township. Grade by grade →

PK–83 schoolsWatertown School District 14-4
9–122 high schoolsWatertown School District 14-4

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 84% · 23 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,471 per student · 11% above SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 49%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
270’20
266’21
271’22
263’23
283’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools.

Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waverly
D
128 students11:1
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waverly
D
69 students15:1
Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Waverly
B−
86 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Watertown School District 14-4Fuller Township, Lake Township, Pelican Township
$11,526per student
Milbank School District 25-4Georgia Township, Grant Center Township, Kilborn Township
$13,617per student
Summit School District 54-6Blooming Valley Township, Farmington Township, Osceola Township
$14,849per student
Deuel School District 19-4Goodwin Township, Rome Township
$13,257per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Dakota.