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Schools in McLaughlin

McLaughlin’s public schools

McLaughlin School District 15-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McLaughlin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
12%
2021–22
Math proficiency
2%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.6K
▲ 73% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
443 students on the public path
In brief

McLaughlin’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of McLaughlin’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. McLaughlin High School - 01 places highest (better than 2%); McLaughlin Middle School - 03 lowest (0%). 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 McLaughlin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5McLaughlin Elementary - 02McLaughlin School District 15-2D−
6–8McLaughlin Middle School - 03McLaughlin School District 15-2D−
9–12McLaughlin High School - 01McLaughlin School District 15-2D−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McLaughlin School District 15-2.

The district

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

McLaughlin School District 15-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 443 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$22,585SD $13,040 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading12%
State average 51% · 193 students tested
Math2%
State average 42.2% · 195 students tested

McLaughlin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McLaughlin—McLaughlin School District 15-2

Every school in McLaughlin

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).

District schools in McLaughlinby address
McLaughlin Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
203 students11:1Rate it →
McLaughlin Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
85 students8:1Rate it →
McLaughlin High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
D−
155 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about McLaughlin’s schools

Are McLaughlin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McLaughlin. McLaughlin School District 15-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McLaughlin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is McLaughlin in?

McLaughlin School District 15-2.

Where do McLaughlin kids go to high school?

McLaughlin 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.