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Schools in Susquehanna Township

Susquehanna Township’s public schools

Parkston School District 33-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Susquehanna Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
436 students on the public path
In brief

Susquehanna Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Susquehanna Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Parkston Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 74%); Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Susquehanna Township, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Parkston 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 Susquehanna Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–12Parkston High School - 01in ParkstonB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Parkston School District 33-3.

The district

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

Parkston School District 33-3Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 561 students · 12.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,056SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51% · 246 students tested
Math49%
State average 42.2% · 246 students tested

Susquehanna Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Susquehanna Township—Parkston School District 33-3
ParkstonBParkston School District 33-3
Liberty—Parkston School District 33-3
Kulm—Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 PK–12 · Parkston School District 33-3 PK–12
Starr—Parkston School District 33-3
Lincoln—Parkston School District 33-3 PK–12 · Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12

All 5 neighbors share Parkston School District 33-3 with Susquehanna Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Susquehanna Township

4 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 Susquehanna Townshipin other towns
Parkston Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parkston
B+
272 students14:1Rate it →
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Parkston
C−
31 students12:1Rate it →
New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ethan
21 students8:1Rate it →
Parkston High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Parkston
B+
112 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Susquehanna Township’s schools

Are Susquehanna Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Susquehanna Township. Parkston School District 33-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Susquehanna Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Susquehanna Township in?

Parkston School District 33-3.

Where do Susquehanna Township kids go to high school?

Parkston High School - 01.

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What Susquehanna 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.