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Schools in Plankinton Township

Plankinton Township’s public schools

Plankinton School District 01-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plankinton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 25% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
267 students on the public path
In brief

Plankinton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Plankinton Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Plankinton Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 89%); Plankinton High School - 01 lowest (6%). 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 Plankinton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Plankinton Elementary - 02in PlankintonA
6–8Plankinton Middle School - 03in PlankintonC+
9–12Plankinton High School - 01in PlankintonD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Plankinton School District 01-1.

The district

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

Plankinton School District 01-1Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 291 students · 9.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,296SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 51% · 116 students tested
Math52%
State average 42.2% · 141 students tested

Plankinton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Plankinton Township—Plankinton School District 01-1
Eureka—Plankinton School District 01-1 PK–12 · White Lake School District 01-3 PK–12
Firesteel—Plankinton School District 01-1
Pleasant Lake—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12 · Plankinton School District 01-1 PK–12
Hopper—Plankinton School District 01-1

All 4 neighbors share Plankinton School District 01-1 with Plankinton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Plankinton 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 Plankinton Townshipin other towns
Plankinton Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plankinton
A
132 students10:1Rate it →
Plankinton Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Plankinton
C+
49 students14:1Rate it →
Plankinton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Plankinton
D
86 students10:1Rate it →

Left off: 4 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05, Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 04, Dakota Reach - 06 and Dakota Reach Middle School - 07).

Questions about Plankinton Township’s schools

Are Plankinton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Plankinton Township. Plankinton School District 01-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plankinton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Plankinton Township in?

Plankinton School District 01-1.

Where do Plankinton Township kids go to high school?

Plankinton 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.