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Schools in Spencer

Spencer’s public schools

McCook Central School District 43-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spencer. 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
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
Students per teacher
13.1
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
371 students on the public path
In brief

Spencer’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Spencer’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. McCook Central High School - 01 places highest (better than 29%); Goldenview Colony School - 04 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Spencer, graded from D to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: McCook Central 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 Spencer, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–12McCook Central High School - 01in SalemC

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

The district

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51% · 210 students tested
Math33%
State average 42.2% · 210 students tested

Spencer vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Spencer—McCook Central School District 43-7

Every school in Spencer

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 Spencerin other towns
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
225 students13:1Rate 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 →

Questions about Spencer’s schools

Are Spencer’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spencer. McCook Central School District 43-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spencer. 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 Spencer in?

McCook Central School District 43-7.

Where do Spencer kids go to high school?

McCook Central 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.