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Schools in Rome Township

Rome Township’s public schools

Ethan School District 17-1 and Parkston School District 33-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rome Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Parkston School District 33-3
Students per teacher
12.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
684 students on the public path
In brief

Rome Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Rome Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Ethan High School - 01 places highest (better than 99%); Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Rome Township, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Parkston High School - 01 and Ethan 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 Rome Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ethan School District 17-1.

Two districts serve Rome Township

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

Ethan School District 17-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 287 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,842SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Parkston School District 33-3Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 561 students · 12.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,056SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ethan School District 17-177%
State average 51% · 157 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ethan School District 17-172%
State average 42.2% · 156 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Parkston School District 33-351%
State average 51% · 246 students tested
Math · PK–12, Parkston School District 33-349%
State average 42.2% · 246 students tested

Rome Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rome Township—Ethan School District 17-1 PK–12 · Parkston School District 33-3 PK–12
Tobin—Ethan School District 17-1
Prosper—Mitchell School District 17-2
Worthen—Ethan School District 17-1

2 of the 3 neighbors share Ethan School District 17-1 with Rome Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rome 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 Rome Townshipin other towns
Parkston Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parkston
B+
272 students14:1Rate it →
Ethan Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ethan
A
155 students14:1Rate it →
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Parkston
C−
31 students12:1Rate it →
New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ethan
21 students8:1Rate it →
Parkston High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Parkston
B+
112 students10:1Rate it →
Ethan High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Ethan
A+
93 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Rome Township’s schools

Are Rome Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rome Township. Ethan School District 17-1 and Parkston School District 33-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rome Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rome Township in?

Ethan School District 17-1 and Parkston School District 33-3.

Where do Rome Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Parkston High School - 01 and Ethan High School - 01.

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What Rome Township families are saying about school.

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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.