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Schools in Pleasant Lake Township

Pleasant Lake Township’s public schools

Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 and Plankinton School District 01-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools 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
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 25% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Plankinton School District 01-1
Students per teacher
10.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
541 students on the public path
In brief

Pleasant Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Pleasant Lake Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 95%); Plankinton High School - 01 lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Pleasant Lake Township, graded from A to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Plankinton High School - 01 and Corsica-Stickney 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 Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3.

Two districts serve Pleasant Lake Township

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

Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 274 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,820SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
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

Reading · PK–12, Corsica-Stickney School District 21-362%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math · PK–12, Corsica-Stickney School District 21-362%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Plankinton School District 01-162%
State average 51% · 116 students tested
Math · PK–12, Plankinton School District 01-152%
State average 42.2% · 141 students tested

Pleasant Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

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

2 of the 3 neighbors share Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 with Pleasant Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pleasant Lake 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 Lake Townshipin other towns
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stickney
A+
150 students14:1Rate it →
Plankinton Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plankinton
A
132 students10:1Rate it →
Corsica-Stickney Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Corsica
B+
52 students11:1Rate 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 →
Corsica-Stickney High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Corsica
B−
72 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Pleasant Lake Township’s schools

Are Pleasant Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pleasant Lake Township. Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 and Plankinton School District 01-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 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 Lake Township in?

Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 and Plankinton School District 01-1.

Where do Pleasant Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Plankinton High School - 01 and Corsica-Stickney 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.