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Schools in Richland Township

Richland Township’s public schools

McCook Central School District 43-7 and Montrose School District 43-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · McCook Central School District 43-7
Students per teacher
12.5
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
584 students on the public path
In brief

Richland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Richland Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Montrose High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Goldenview Colony School - 04 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Richland Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: McCook Central High School - 01 and Montrose 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 Richland Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McCook Central School District 43-7.

Two districts serve Richland Township

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

McCook Central School District 43-7Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 455 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,581SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Montrose School District 43-2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 266 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,166SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, McCook Central School District 43-742%
State average 51% · 210 students tested
Math · PK–12, McCook Central School District 43-733%
State average 42.2% · 210 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Montrose School District 43-257%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montrose School District 43-247%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested

Richland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richland Township—McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12 · Montrose School District 43-2 PK–12
Brookfield—McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12 · Montrose School District 43-2 PK–12
Montrose—Montrose School District 43-2
Canistota—Canistota School District 43-1
Ramsey—Montrose School District 43-2
Salem—McCook Central School District 43-7

3 of the 5 neighbors share Montrose School District 43-2 with Richland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Richland 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 Richland Townshipin other towns
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
225 students13:1Rate it →
Montrose Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montrose
B+
108 students11:1Rate it →
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Montrose
B−
42 students14:1Rate it →
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
D
28 students23:1Rate it →
McCook Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
C
118 students13:1Rate it →
Montrose High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Montrose
A
63 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Richland Township’s schools

Are Richland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Richland Township. McCook Central School District 43-7 and Montrose School District 43-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Richland Township in?

McCook Central School District 43-7 and Montrose School District 43-2.

Where do Richland Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: McCook Central High School - 01 and Montrose 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.