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Schools in Kulm Township

Kulm Township’s public schools

Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 and Parkston School District 33-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kulm 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 98% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Parkston School District 33-3
Students per teacher
11.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
586 students on the public path
In brief

Kulm Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Kulm Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Parkston Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 74%); Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Kulm Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Parkston High School - 01 and Tripp-Delmont 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 Kulm Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–86 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5.

Two districts serve Kulm Township

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

Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 168 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$21,673SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Parkston School District 33-3Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 561 students · 12.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,056SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tripp-Delmont School District 33-532%
State average 51% · 82 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tripp-Delmont School District 33-537%
State average 42.2% · 82 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Parkston School District 33-351%
State average 51% · 246 students tested
Math · PK–12, Parkston School District 33-349%
State average 42.2% · 246 students tested

Kulm Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kulm Township—Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 PK–12 · Parkston School District 33-3 PK–12
Oak Hollow—Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5
Belmont—Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5
German—Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 PK–12 · Parkston School District 33-3 PK–12
Susquehanna—Parkston School District 33-3

3 of the 4 neighbors share Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 with Kulm Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Kulm Township

8 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 Kulm Townshipin other towns
Parkston Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parkston
B+
272 students14:1Rate it →
Tripp Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tripp
C−
88 students10:1Rate it →
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Parkston
C−
31 students12:1Rate it →
New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ethan
21 students8:1Rate it →
Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Delmont
D
26 students26:1Rate it →
Greenwood Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Delmont
3 students3:1Rate it →
Parkston High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Parkston
B+
112 students10:1Rate it →
Tripp-Delmont High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Tripp
D
33 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Kulm Township’s schools

Are Kulm Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kulm Township. Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 and Parkston School District 33-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kulm 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 Kulm Township in?

Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 and Parkston School District 33-3.

Where do Kulm Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Parkston High School - 01 and Tripp-Delmont 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.