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Schools in Vernon Township

Vernon Township’s public schools

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 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?0/3schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 15% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
316 students on the public path
In brief

Vernon Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Vernon Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wolsey Wessington High School - 01 places highest (better than 45%); Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 lowest (25%). 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
PK–5Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02in WolseyC
6–8Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03in WolseyC+
9–12Wolsey Wessington High School - 01in WolseyB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6.

The district

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

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 316 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,994SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51% · 169 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 169 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—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6
Sand Creek—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 PK–12 · Miller Area School District 29-4 K–12
Wolsey—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6
Dearborn—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 PK–12 · Huron School District 02-2 PK–12
Kellogg—Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6

All 4 neighbors share Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 with Vernon Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Vernon Township

3 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 Vernon Townshipin other towns
Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wolsey
C
145 students13:1Rate it →
Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wolsey
C+
75 students13:1Rate it →
Wolsey Wessington High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wolsey
B−
96 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Vernon Township’s schools

Are Vernon Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vernon Township. Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 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, 0 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 Vernon Township in?

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6.

Where do Vernon Township kids go to high school?

Wolsey Wessington 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.