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Schools in Plain Center Township

Plain Center Township’s public schools

Andes Central School District 11-1 and Wagner School District 11-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plain Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 30% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Wagner School District 11-4
Students per teacher
11.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
806 students on the public path
In brief

Plain Center Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Plain Center Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wagner High School - 01 places highest (better than 64%); Andes Central Elementary - 02 lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Plain Center Township, graded from D to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Wagner High School - 01 and Andes Central 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 Plain Center Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Andes Central School District 11-1.

Two districts serve Plain Center Township

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

Andes Central School District 11-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 323 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$20,047SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Wagner School District 11-4Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 919 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,919SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Andes Central School District 11-132%
State average 51% · 156 students tested
Math · PK–12, Andes Central School District 11-127%
State average 42.2% · 156 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wagner School District 11-446%
State average 51% · 420 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wagner School District 11-433%
State average 42.2% · 420 students tested

Plain Center Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Plain Center Township—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Wagner School District 11-4 PK–12
Highland—Wagner School District 11-4
White Swan—Andes Central School District 11-1
Bryan—Wagner School District 11-4
Howard—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Wagner School District 11-4 with Plain Center Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Plain Center Township

5 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 Plain Center Townshipin other towns
Andes Central Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Andes
D
184 students13:1Rate it →
Wagner Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wagner
C−
333 students10:1Rate it →
Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Andes
23 students12:1Rate it →
Wagner High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wagner
B
201 students12:1Rate it →
Andes Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Andes
C
65 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Plain Center Township’s schools

Are Plain Center Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Plain Center Township. Andes Central School District 11-1 and Wagner School District 11-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plain Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Plain Center Township in?

Andes Central School District 11-1 and Wagner School District 11-4.

Where do Plain Center Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wagner High School - 01 and Andes Central 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.