Pleasant Valley Township’s public schools
Wessington Springs School District 36-2, Plankinton School District 01-1 and White Lake School District 01-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Pleasant Valley Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Pleasant Valley Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wessington Springs High School - 01 places highest (better than 94%); White Lake Middle School - 03 lowest (2%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Pleasant Valley Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three high schools: Wessington Springs High School - 01, Plankinton High School - 01 and White Lake 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 Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02
Grades PK–6 · 145 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Wessington Springs
Plankinton Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 132 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Plankinton
White Lake Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 62 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in White Lake
9th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
Wessington Springs High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 94 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Wessington Springs
Plankinton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 86 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Plankinton
White Lake High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 33 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in White Lake
10th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
Wessington Springs High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 94 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Wessington Springs
Plankinton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 86 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Plankinton
White Lake High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 33 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in White Lake
11th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
Wessington Springs High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 94 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Wessington Springs
Plankinton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 86 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Plankinton
White Lake High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 33 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in White Lake
12th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
Wessington Springs High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 94 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Wessington Springs
Plankinton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 86 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Plankinton
White Lake High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 33 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in White Lake
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wessington Springs School District 36-2.
Three districts serve Pleasant Valley Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Pleasant Valley Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Pleasant Valley Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Township | — | Wessington Springs School District 36-2 PK–12 · Plankinton School District 01-1 PK–12 · White Lake School District 01-3 PK–12 |
| Cooper | — | Plankinton School District 01-1 PK–12 · White Lake School District 01-3 PK–12 |
| Patten | — | White Lake School District 01-3 |
| Bristol | — | Plankinton School District 01-1 |
| Anina | — | Wessington Springs School District 36-2 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Plankinton School District 01-1 with Pleasant Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Pleasant Valley Township
10 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).
Questions about Pleasant Valley Township’s schools
Are Pleasant Valley Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Pleasant Valley Township. Wessington Springs School District 36-2, Plankinton School District 01-1 and White Lake School District 01-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 9 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 Valley Township in?
Wessington Springs School District 36-2, Plankinton School District 01-1 and White Lake School District 01-3.
Where do Pleasant Valley Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Wessington Springs High School - 01, Plankinton High School - 01 and White Lake High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Pleasant Valley Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pleasant Valley Township → They have their own page.
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.