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Schools in Prairie Township

Prairie Township’s public schools

Beresford School District 61-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
648 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Prairie Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Beresford Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 35%); Beresford High School - 01 lowest (20%). 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 Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Beresford Elementary - 02in BeresfordC+
6–8Beresford Middle School - 03in BeresfordC−
9–12Beresford High School - 01in BeresfordC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Beresford School District 61-2.

The district

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

Beresford School District 61-2Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 648 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,173SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51% · 385 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 388 students tested

Prairie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Township—Beresford School District 61-2
BeresfordB−Beresford School District 61-2
Alcester—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
Pleasant—Beresford School District 61-2
Emmet—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 PK–12 · Beresford School District 61-2 K–12
Glenwood—Centerville School District 60-1 PK–12 · Beresford School District 61-2 K–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Beresford School District 61-2 with Prairie Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Prairie 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 Townshipin other towns
Beresford Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beresford
C+
273 students13:1Rate it →
Beresford Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beresford
C−
153 students15:1Rate it →
Beresford High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Beresford
C−
222 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Township’s schools

Are Prairie Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairie Township. Beresford School District 61-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 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 Township in?

Beresford School District 61-2.

Where do Prairie Township kids go to high school?

Beresford 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.