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Schools in Perry Township

Perry Township’s public schools

Mitchell School District 17-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Perry Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 3% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
2,050 students on the public path
In brief

Perry Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Perry Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Mitchell High School - 01 places highest (better than 85%); Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 lowest (59%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Perry Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Mitchell High School - 01 and Abbott House High School - 07. 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 Perry Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mitchell School District 17-2.

The district

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

Mitchell School District 17-2Grades K–12 · 9 schools · 2,628 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,703SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 51% · 1358 students tested
Math54%
State average 42.2% · 1357 students tested

Perry Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Perry Township—Mitchell School District 17-2
MitchellB+Mitchell School District 17-2
Plano—Mitchell School District 17-2
Butler—Sanborn Central School District 55-5
Badger—Mitchell School District 17-2

3 of the 4 neighbors share Mitchell School District 17-2 with Perry Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Perry 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 Perry Townshipin other towns
L. B. Williams Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mitchell
A−
438 students12:1Rate it →
Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mitchell
B
379 students14:1Rate it →
Longfellow Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mitchell
A−
290 students10:1Rate it →
Rosedale Colony Elementary - 11
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Mitchell
21 students16:1Rate it →
Abbott House Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Mitchell
13 students3:1Rate it →
Rockport Colony Elementary- 10
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Alexandria
12 students9:1Rate it →
Mitchell High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Mitchell
A
879 students17:1Rate it →
Abbott House High School - 07
High · Grades 9–12 · Mitchell
18 studentsRate it →

Questions about Perry Township’s schools

Are Perry Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Perry Township. Mitchell School District 17-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Perry Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Perry Township in?

Mitchell School District 17-2.

Where do Perry Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mitchell High School - 01 and Abbott House High School - 07.

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What Perry 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.