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Schools in Marlar Township

Marlar Township’s public schools

Wessington Springs School District 36-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marlar Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
54%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
255 students on the public path
In brief

Marlar Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Marlar Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wessington Springs High School - 01 places highest (better than 94%); Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Marlar Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Wessington Springs 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 Marlar Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–12Wessington Springs High School - 01in Wessington SpringsA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wessington Springs School District 36-2.

The district

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

Wessington Springs School District 36-2Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 461 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,273SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 186 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 185 students tested

Marlar Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marlar Township—Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Harmony—Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Crow—Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Bates—Miller Area School District 29-4
Spring Lake—Miller Area School District 29-4

2 of the 4 neighbors share Wessington Springs School District 36-2 with Marlar Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Marlar Township

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).

Also serving Marlar Townshipin other towns
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wessington Springs
B
145 students11:1Rate it →
Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wessington Springs
16 students16:1Rate it →
Wessington Springs High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wessington Springs
A
94 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Marlar Township’s schools

Are Marlar Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marlar Township. Wessington Springs School District 36-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marlar Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marlar Township in?

Wessington Springs School District 36-2.

Where do Marlar Township kids go to high school?

Wessington Springs 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.