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Schools in Opdahl Township

Opdahl Township’s public schools

Hamlin School District 28-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Opdahl Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.3K
▼ 21% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
896 students on the public path
In brief

Opdahl Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Opdahl Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Hamlin High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Hamlin Middle School - 02 lowest (35%). 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 Opdahl Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hamlin Elementary - 09Hamlin School District 28-3B+
6–8Hamlin Middle School - 02Hamlin School District 28-3C+
9–12Hamlin High School - 01Hamlin School District 28-3B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hamlin School District 28-3.

The district

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

Hamlin School District 28-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 896 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,323SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 451 students tested
Math53%
State average 42.2% · 456 students tested

Opdahl Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Opdahl Township—Hamlin School District 28-3
Dixon—Hamlin School District 28-3
Hayti—Hamlin School District 28-3
Cleveland—Hamlin School District 28-3

All 3 neighbors share Hamlin School District 28-3 with Opdahl Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Opdahl 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).

District schools in Opdahl Townshipby address
Hamlin Elementary - 09
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hayti
B+
472 students16:1Rate it →
Hamlin Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hayti
C+
198 students19:1Rate it →
Hamlin High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Hayti
B+
226 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Opdahl Township’s schools

Are Opdahl Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Opdahl Township. Hamlin School District 28-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Opdahl Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Opdahl Township in?

Hamlin School District 28-3.

Where do Opdahl Township kids go to high school?

Hamlin 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.