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Schools in Palisade Township

Palisade Township’s public schools

Garretson School District 49-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palisade Township. 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 94% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 10% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
493 students on the public path
In brief

Palisade Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Palisade Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Garretson Middle School - 03 places highest (better than 42%); Garretson Elementary - 02 lowest (23%). 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 Palisade Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Garretson Elementary - 02in GarretsonC−
6–8Garretson Middle School - 03in GarretsonC+
9–12Garretson High School - 01in GarretsonC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Garretson School District 49-4.

The district

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

Garretson School District 49-4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 493 students · 13.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,773SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 51% · 222 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 222 students tested

Palisade Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palisade Township—Garretson School District 49-4
Edison—Garretson School District 49-4
Highland—Garretson School District 49-4 PK–12 · Dell Rapids School District 49-3 K–12
Sherman—Garretson School District 49-4
Red Rock—Brandon Valley School District 49-2 PK–12 · Garretson School District 49-4 PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Garretson School District 49-4 with Palisade Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Springwater, MN borders Palisade Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Palisade 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 Palisade Townshipin other towns
Garretson Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garretson
C−
246 students14:1Rate it →
Garretson Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Garretson
C+
105 students13:1Rate it →
Garretson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Garretson
C
142 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Palisade Township’s schools

Are Palisade Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Palisade Township. Garretson School District 49-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palisade Township. 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 Palisade Township in?

Garretson School District 49-4.

Where do Palisade Township kids go to high school?

Garretson 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.