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Wagner School District 11-4

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 12 towns

Serves Wagner, Highland Township, Lawrence Township, Bryan Township, Wahehe Township, Choteau Creek Township, Rouse Township, Lone Tree Township, Ree Township, Plain Center Township, Dante and Kennedy Township, and parts of White Swan Township and Howard Township.

Wagner’s School Grade C better than 33% of South Dakota school districts

Students
919
Schools
4
Spent per student
$16,919
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Wagner School District 11-4

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of South Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 30% more per student than the SD average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% of the 147 South Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wagner. Grade by grade →

K–4Wagner Elementary - 02This district
5–8Wagner Middle School - 03This district
9–12Wagner High School - 01This district

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 42.2% · 420 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 51% · 420 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 84% · 48 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,919 per student · 30% above SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 29%Federal 55%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
933’20
913’21
905’22
900’23
919’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 57%White 30%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 2%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Dakota.