Plankinton School District 01-1
Serves Plankinton, Plankinton Township, Belford Township, Palatine Township, Hopper Township, Pleasant Lake Township, Firesteel Township, Eureka Township, Bristol Township, Pleasant Valley Township and Cooper Township.
What stands out about Plankinton School District 01-1
- Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of South Dakota districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
- Spends 25% more per student than the SD average
- 10 students per teacher
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A−: better than 77% of the 147 South Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Plankinton. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. SD
2021–22 · class of 202398% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Dakota.