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Schools in Spink Township

Spink Township’s public schools

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7, Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 and Vermillion School District 13-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spink Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/8schools 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Vermillion School District 13-1
Students per teacher
13.5
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
2,396 students on the public path
In brief

Spink Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Spink Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Vermillion Middle School - 02 places highest (better than 70%); Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Spink Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Vermillion High School - 01, Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 and Alcester-Hudson 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 Spink Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.

Three districts serve Spink Township

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

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 697 students · 13.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,861SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 351 students, down 4% since 2023–24 · 12.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,249SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Vermillion School District 13-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,381 students · 13.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,960SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-746%
State average 51% · 328 students tested
Math · K–12, Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-744%
State average 42.2% · 373 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Alcester-Hudson School District 61-147%
State average 51% · 175 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alcester-Hudson School District 61-147%
State average 42.2% · 178 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Vermillion School District 13-157%
State average 51% · 680 students tested
Math · PK–12, Vermillion School District 13-143%
State average 42.2% · 681 students tested

Spink Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spink Township—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 PK–12 · Vermillion School District 13-1 PK–12 · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 K–12
Sioux Valley—Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
Brule—Vermillion School District 13-1 PK–12 · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 K–12
Prairie Center—Vermillion School District 13-1
Emmet—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 PK–12 · Beresford School District 61-2 K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 with Spink Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Spink Township

9 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 Spink Townshipin other towns
Vermillion Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vermillion
625 students13:1Rate it →
Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elk Point
C+
334 students13:1Rate it →
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Alcester
C+
166 students12:1Rate it →
Vermillion Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vermillion
B+
343 students15:1Rate it →
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elk Point
B
151 students16:1Rate it →
Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Alcester
C
53 students12:1Rate it →
Vermillion High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Vermillion
B+
413 students15:1Rate it →
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Elk Point
C+
212 students14:1Rate it →
Alcester-Hudson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Alcester
B
99 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Spink Township’s schools

Are Spink Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spink Township. Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7, Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 and Vermillion School District 13-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spink Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Spink Township in?

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7, Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 and Vermillion School District 13-1.

Where do Spink Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Vermillion High School - 01, Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 and Alcester-Hudson 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.