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Schools in Park Township

Park Township’s public schools

Miller Area School District 29-4 and Faulkton School District 24-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Park Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/7schools 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Miller Area School District 29-4
Students per teacher
11.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
753 students on the public path
In brief

Park Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Park Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Faulkton High School - 01 places highest (better than 99%); Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Park Township, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Miller High School - 01 and Faulkton 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 Park Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–86 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Miller Area School District 29-4.

Two districts serve Park Township

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

Miller Area School District 29-4Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 483 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,023SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Faulkton School District 24-4Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 404 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,949SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Miller Area School District 29-460%
State average 51% · 238 students tested
Math · K–12, Miller Area School District 29-452%
State average 42.2% · 238 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Faulkton School District 24-472%
State average 51% · 158 students tested
Math · PK–12, Faulkton School District 24-467%
State average 42.2% · 158 students tested

Park Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Park Township—Faulkton School District 24-4 PK–12 · Miller Area School District 29-4 K–12
Linn—Redfield School District 56-4
Arcade—Faulkton School District 24-4

Every school in Park Township

8 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 Park Townshipin other towns
Faulkton Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Faulkton
A+
185 students12:1Rate it →
Miller Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Miller
A
231 students11:1Rate it →
Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Miller
D
37 studentsRate it →
Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Faulkton
B−
33 students11:1Rate it →
Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Faulkton
A+
33 students16:1Rate it →
Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Faulkton
20 students10:1Rate it →
Miller High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Miller
B−
141 students11:1Rate it →
Faulkton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Faulkton
A+
73 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Park Township’s schools

Are Park Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Park Township. Miller Area School District 29-4 and Faulkton School District 24-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Park Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Park Township in?

Miller Area School District 29-4 and Faulkton School District 24-4.

Where do Park Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Park 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.