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Warner School District 06-5

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Warner Township, Warner, New Hope Township, East Rondell Township, Highland Township, West Rondell Township and Stratford, and parts of Gem Township, Richland Township and Clear Lake Township.

Warner Township’s Schools page →

Students
313
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,506
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
7%
Debt
$1.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Warner School District 06-5

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of South Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.5M, about $4,776 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Warner Township 515Warner 449New Hope Township 99East Rondell Township 86Highland Township 75West Rondell Township 66Stratford 58

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Warner Township. Grade by grade →

K–57 elementary schoolsAberdeen School District 06-1
6–83 middle schoolsAberdeen School District 06-1
9–122 high schoolsAberdeen School District 06-1

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency80–84%
State average 42.2% · 167 students tested
Reading / language arts80–84%
State average 51% · 165 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 84% · 19 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$12,506 per student · 4% below SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 41%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
314’20
315’21
314’22
312’23
313’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Warner Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warner
A+
145 students13:1
Warner Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Warner
A+
83 students17:1
Warner High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Warner
A
85 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Aberdeen School District 06-1Aberdeen Township, Bath Township, Mercier Township
$11,519per student
Ipswich School District 22-6Cortlandt Township, Kent Township, Union Township
$12,149per student
Groton Area School District 06-6Garden Prairie Township, West Hanson Township
$12,329per student
Northwestern Area School District 56-7Union Township
$13,471per student

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.