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Schools in White River

White River’s public schools

White River School District 47-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for White River. 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 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
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 34% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
377 students on the public path
In brief

White River’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of White River’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. White River High School - 01 places highest (better than 16%); White River Elementary - 02 lowest (0%). 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 White River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5White River Elementary - 02White River School District 47-1D−
6–8White River Middle School - 04White River School District 47-1D
9–12White River High School - 01White River School District 47-1C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the White River School District 47-1.

The district

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

White River School District 47-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 420 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,538SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 51% · 202 students tested
Math15%
State average 42.2% · 202 students tested

White River vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share White River’s borders.

Schools next door
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White River—White River School District 47-1

Every school in White River

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).

District schools in White Riverby address
White River Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
172 students11:1Rate it →
White River Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
93 students12:1Rate it →
White River High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
C−
112 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about White River’s schools

Are White River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for White River. White River School District 47-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for White River. 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 White River in?

White River School District 47-1.

Where do White River kids go to high school?

White River 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.