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Schools in Pleasant Township

Pleasant Township’s public schools

Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 and Hanson School District 30-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.7K
▼ 18% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Hanson School District 30-1
Students per teacher
12.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
552 students on the public path
In brief

Pleasant Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Pleasant Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05 lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Pleasant Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Hanson High School - 01 and Bridgewater-Emery 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 Pleasant Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3.

Two districts serve Pleasant Township

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

Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 328 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,596SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Hanson School District 30-1Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 384 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,699SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-362%
State average 51% · 170 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-352%
State average 42.2% · 170 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hanson School District 30-168%
State average 51% · 224 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hanson School District 30-164%
State average 42.2% · 224 students tested

Pleasant Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pleasant Township—Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 PK–12 · Hanson School District 30-1 PK–12
Emery—Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3
Jefferson—Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3
Taylor—Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3
Wayne—Hanson School District 30-1
Edgerton—Hanson School District 30-1

3 of the 5 neighbors share Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 with Pleasant Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pleasant Township

6 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 Pleasant Townshipin other towns
Hanson Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
B+
151 students14:1Rate it →
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bridgewater
A−
143 students12:1Rate it →
Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Alexandria
C
30 students15:1Rate it →
Millbrook Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Mitchell
6 students5:1Rate it →
Hanson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
B+
122 students12:1Rate it →
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Emery
A
100 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Pleasant Township’s schools

Are Pleasant Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pleasant Township. Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 and Hanson School District 30-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pleasant Township in?

Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 and Hanson School District 30-1.

Where do Pleasant Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hanson High School - 01 and Bridgewater-Emery 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.