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Schools in Marion Township

Marion Township’s public schools

Marion School District 60-3 and Parker School District 60-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 17% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Parker School District 60-4
Students per teacher
11.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
661 students on the public path
In brief

Marion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Marion Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Parker High School - 01 places highest (better than 85%); Marion Elementary - 02 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marion School District 60-3.

Two districts serve Marion Township

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

Marion School District 60-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 208 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,198SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Parker School District 60-4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 453 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,795SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Marion School District 60-347%
State average 51% · 99 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marion School District 60-352%
State average 42.2% · 99 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Parker School District 60-450%
State average 51% · 270 students tested
Math · PK–12, Parker School District 60-446%
State average 42.2% · 270 students tested

Marion Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marion Township—Marion School District 60-3 PK–12 · Parker School District 60-4 PK–12
Marion (city)—Marion School District 60-3
Parker—Parker School District 60-4
Norway—Viborg Hurley School District 60-6
Monroe—Marion School District 60-3
Rosefield—Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12 · Marion School District 60-3 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Marion School District 60-3 with Marion Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Marion 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 Marion Townshipin other towns
Parker Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
C+
238 students12:1Rate it →
Marion Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marion
C
100 students9:1Rate it →
Marion Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marion
B−
46 students12:1Rate it →
Parker Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Parker
B+
74 students16:1Rate it →
Parker High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
A
141 students14:1Rate it →
Marion High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Marion
B−
62 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Marion Township’s schools

Are Marion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marion Township. Marion School District 60-3 and Parker School District 60-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Marion Township in?

Marion School District 60-3 and Parker School District 60-4.

Where do Marion Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Parker High School - 01 and Marion High School - 01.

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What Marion 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.