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Schools in Wakpala Township

Wakpala Township’s public schools

Smee School District 15-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakpala 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
12%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.1K
▲ 108% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
174 students on the public path
In brief

Wakpala Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Wakpala Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wakpala Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 16%); Wakpala Middle School - 04 lowest (6%). 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 Wakpala Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Wakpala Elementary - 02in WakpalaC−
6–8Wakpala Middle School - 04in WakpalaD
9–12Wakpala High School - 01in WakpalaD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Smee School District 15-3.

The district

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

Smee School District 15-3Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 174 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$27,060SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51% · 87 students tested
Math12%
State average 42.2% · 87 students tested

Wakpala Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wakpala Township—Smee School District 15-3

Every school in Wakpala 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 Wakpala Townshipin other towns
Wakpala Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wakpala
C−
95 students10:1Rate it →
Wakpala Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wakpala
D
41 students10:1Rate it →
Wakpala High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wakpala
D
38 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Wakpala Township’s schools

Are Wakpala Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wakpala Township. Smee School District 15-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wakpala 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 Wakpala Township in?

Smee School District 15-3.

Where do Wakpala Township kids go to high school?

Wakpala 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.