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Schools in Wayne Township

Wayne Township’s public schools

Hanson School District 30-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wayne Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.7K
▼ 18% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
309 students on the public path
In brief

Wayne Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Wayne Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Hanson High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05 lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Wayne Township, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Hanson High School - 01. 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 Wayne Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–12Hanson High School - 01in AlexandriaB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hanson School District 30-1.

The district

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

Hanson School District 30-1Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 384 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,699SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 51% · 224 students tested
Math64%
State average 42.2% · 224 students tested

Wayne Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wayne Township—Hanson School District 30-1
Rosedale—Hanson School District 30-1 PK–12 · Ethan School District 17-1 PK–12 · Mitchell School District 17-2 K–12
Beulah—Hanson School District 30-1
Jasper—Hanson School District 30-1
Pleasant—Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 PK–12 · Hanson School District 30-1 PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Hanson School District 30-1 with Wayne Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Wayne Township

4 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 Wayne Townshipin other towns
Hanson Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
B+
151 students14:1Rate it →
Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Alexandria
C
30 students15:1Rate it →
Millbrook Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Mitchell
6 students5:1Rate it →
Hanson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
B+
122 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Wayne Township’s schools

Are Wayne Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wayne Township. Hanson School District 30-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wayne Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Wayne Township in?

Hanson School District 30-1.

Where do Wayne Township kids go to high school?

Hanson 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.