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Schools in Vernon Township

Vernon Township’s public schools

Milbank School District 25-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vernon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▲ 4% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
343 students on the public path
In brief

Vernon Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Vernon Township’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Milbank High School - 01 places highest (better than 59%); Milbank High School - 01 lowest (59%). 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 Vernon Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Blue Sky Colony - 04Milbank School District 25-4No scores
9–12Milbank High School - 01in MilbankB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Milbank School District 25-4.

The district

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

Milbank School District 25-4Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 973 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,617SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 51% · 510 students tested
Math48%
State average 42.2% · 520 students tested

Vernon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vernon Township—Milbank School District 25-4
Adams—Milbank School District 25-4
Alban—Milbank School District 25-4
Madison—Milbank School District 25-4

All 3 neighbors share Milbank School District 25-4 with Vernon Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Walter, MN borders Vernon Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Vernon Township

2 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).

District schools in Vernon Townshipby address
Blue Sky Colony - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Milbank
10 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Vernon Townshipin other towns
Milbank High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Milbank
B
333 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Vernon Township’s schools

Are Vernon Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vernon Township. Milbank School District 25-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vernon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Vernon Township in?

Milbank School District 25-4.

Where do Vernon Township kids go to high school?

Milbank 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.