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Schools in Spring Valley Township

Spring Valley Township’s public schools

Canistota School District 43-1 and Marion School District 60-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spring Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Canistota School District 43-1
Students per teacher
11.0
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
516 students on the public path
In brief

Spring Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Spring Valley Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Canistota Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 90%); Marion Elementary - 02 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Spring Valley Township, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Canistota High School - 01 and Marion 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 Spring Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Canistota School District 43-1.

Two districts serve Spring Valley Township

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

Canistota School District 43-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 308 students, up 32% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,202SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Marion School District 60-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 208 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,198SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Canistota School District 43-162%
State average 51% · 136 students tested
Math · PK–12, Canistota School District 43-157%
State average 42.2% · 136 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Marion School District 60-347%
State average 51% · 99 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marion School District 60-352%
State average 42.2% · 99 students tested

Spring Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spring Valley Township—Canistota School District 43-1 PK–12 · Marion School District 60-3 PK–12
Grant—Canistota School District 43-1
Wellington—Parker School District 60-4 PK–12 · West Central School District 49-7 K–12
Greenland—Montrose School District 43-2 PK–12 · Canistota School District 43-1 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Canistota School District 43-1 with Spring Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley Townshipin other towns
Canistota Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Canistota
A
141 students11:1Rate it →
Marion Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marion
C
100 students9:1Rate it →
Canistota Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Canistota
B+
68 students17:1Rate it →
Marion Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marion
B−
46 students12:1Rate it →
Canistota High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Canistota
B−
99 students12:1Rate it →
Marion High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Marion
B−
62 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Spring Valley Township’s schools

Are Spring Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spring Valley Township. Canistota School District 43-1 and Marion School District 60-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spring Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Spring Valley Township in?

Canistota School District 43-1 and Marion School District 60-3.

Where do Spring Valley Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Spring Valley 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.