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Schools in St. Onge Township

St. Onge Township’s public schools

Belle Fourche School District 09-1 and Spearfish School District 40-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Onge 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.6K
▼ 19% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Spearfish School District 40-2
Students per teacher
13.7
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
3,292 students on the public path
In brief

St. Onge Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of St. Onge Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Creekside Elementary - 07 places highest (better than 70%); Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve St. Onge Township, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: Spearfish High School - 01 and Belle Fourche 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 St. Onge Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K2 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
1–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Belle Fourche School District 09-1.

Two districts serve St. Onge Township

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

Belle Fourche School District 09-1Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,239 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,481SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Spearfish School District 40-2Grades K–12 · 7 schools · 2,398 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,621SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Belle Fourche School District 09-143%
State average 51% · 708 students tested
Math · K–12, Belle Fourche School District 09-130%
State average 42.2% · 709 students tested
Reading · K–12, Spearfish School District 40-255%
State average 51% · 1281 students tested
Math · K–12, Spearfish School District 40-249%
State average 42.2% · 1281 students tested

St. Onge Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Onge Township—Belle Fourche School District 09-1 K–12 · Spearfish School District 40-2 K–12

Every school in St. Onge Township

8 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 St. Onge Townshipin other towns
Mountain View Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades K · Spearfish
168 students12:1Rate it →
North Park Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades K · Belle Fourche
89 students11:1Rate it →
South Park Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Belle Fourche
C
347 students12:1Rate it →
Creekside Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Spearfish
B+
553 students15:1Rate it →
Belle Fourche Middle School - 07
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Belle Fourche
C−
414 students14:1Rate it →
Spearfish Middle School - 05
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spearfish
C+
545 students15:1Rate it →
Spearfish High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Spearfish
B
787 students17:1Rate it →
Belle Fourche High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Fourche
B
389 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Onge Township’s schools

Are St. Onge Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for St. Onge Township. Belle Fourche School District 09-1 and Spearfish School District 40-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Onge 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 St. Onge Township in?

Belle Fourche School District 09-1 and Spearfish School District 40-2.

Where do St. Onge Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Spearfish High School - 01 and Belle Fourche High School - 01.

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What St. Onge 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.