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Schools in Prairie Center Township

Prairie Center Township’s public schools

Vermillion School District 13-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
1,381 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Center Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Prairie Center Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Vermillion Middle School - 02 places highest (better than 70%); Vermillion High School - 01 lowest (70%). 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 Prairie Center Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Vermillion Elementary - 05in VermillionNo scores
6–8Vermillion Middle School - 02in VermillionB+
9–12Vermillion High School - 01in VermillionB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Vermillion School District 13-1.

The district

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

Vermillion School District 13-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,381 students · 13.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,960SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51% · 680 students tested
Math43%
State average 42.2% · 681 students tested

Prairie Center Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Center Township—Vermillion School District 13-1
Spirit Mound—Vermillion School District 13-1 PK–12 · Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 PK–12
Fairview—Vermillion School District 13-1
Spink—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 PK–12 · Vermillion School District 13-1 PK–12 · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 K–12
Garfield—Beresford School District 61-2

3 of the 4 neighbors share Vermillion School District 13-1 with Prairie Center Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center Townshipin other towns
Vermillion Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vermillion
625 students13:1Rate it →
Vermillion Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vermillion
B+
343 students15:1Rate it →
Vermillion High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Vermillion
B+
413 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Center Township’s schools

Are Prairie Center Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairie Center Township. Vermillion School District 13-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Prairie Center Township in?

Vermillion School District 13-1.

Where do Prairie Center Township kids go to high school?

Vermillion 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.