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Schools in Salem Township

Salem Township’s public schools

Viborg Hurley School District 60-6 and Freeman School District 33-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Freeman School District 33-1
Students per teacher
12.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
675 students on the public path
In brief

Salem Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Salem Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Freeman High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Salem Township, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Viborg-Hurley High School - 01 and Freeman 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 Salem Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–85 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Viborg Hurley School District 60-6.

Two districts serve Salem Township

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

Viborg Hurley School District 60-6Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 403 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,852SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Freeman School District 33-1Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 435 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,182SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Viborg Hurley School District 60-649%
State average 51% · 218 students tested
Math · PK–12, Viborg Hurley School District 60-627%
State average 42.2% · 218 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Freeman School District 33-147%
State average 51% · 185 students tested
Math · PK–12, Freeman School District 33-142%
State average 42.2% · 187 students tested

Salem Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Salem Township—Viborg Hurley School District 60-6 PK–12 · Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12
Spring Valley—Viborg Hurley School District 60-6
Childstown—Freeman School District 33-1
Mayfield—Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3
Molan—Menno School District 33-2

Every school in Salem Township

7 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 Salem Townshipin other towns
Freeman Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Freeman
B
192 students12:1Rate it →
Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Viborg
C−
153 students16:1Rate it →
Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Olivet
D
50 students22:1Rate it →
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Olivet
B−
34 students13:1Rate it →
Cameron Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Viborg
12 students12:1Rate it →
Viborg-Hurley High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Viborg
C
124 students13:1Rate it →
Freeman High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeman
B+
110 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Salem Township’s schools

Are Salem Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Salem Township. Viborg Hurley School District 60-6 and Freeman School District 33-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem 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 Salem Township in?

Viborg Hurley School District 60-6 and Freeman School District 33-1.

Where do Salem Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Viborg-Hurley High School - 01 and Freeman 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.