Whitewood Township’s public schools
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 and Lake Preston School District 38-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitewood Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools
Whitewood Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Whitewood Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Lake Preston Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 85%); Lake Preston High School - 01 lowest (82%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Whitewood Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School, Lake Preston High School - 01 and Spring Lake Colony High School. 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 Whitewood Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Whitewood Township · depends on your address
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 116 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Rutland
Lake Preston Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 96 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Lake Preston
9th grade in Whitewood Township · depends on your address
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School
Grades 9–12 · 77 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rutland
Lake Preston High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 41 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Lake Preston
Spring Lake Colony High School
Grades 9–12 · 12 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Arlington
10th grade in Whitewood Township · depends on your address
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School
Grades 9–12 · 77 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rutland
Lake Preston High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 41 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Lake Preston
Spring Lake Colony High School
Grades 9–12 · 12 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Arlington
11th grade in Whitewood Township · depends on your address
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School
Grades 9–12 · 77 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rutland
Lake Preston High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 41 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Lake Preston
Spring Lake Colony High School
Grades 9–12 · 12 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Arlington
12th grade in Whitewood Township · depends on your address
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School
Grades 9–12 · 77 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rutland
Lake Preston High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 41 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Lake Preston
Spring Lake Colony High School
Grades 9–12 · 12 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Arlington
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6.
Two districts serve Whitewood Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Whitewood Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Whitewood Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Whitewood Township | — | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 PK–12 · Lake Preston School District 38-3 PK–12 |
| Baker | — | Lake Preston School District 38-3 |
| Spring Lake | — | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 PK–12 · Arlington School District 38-1 PK–12 |
| Mathews | — | De Smet School District 38-2 |
| Belleview | — | Howard School District 48-3 PK–12 · Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 PK–12 |
| Oldham | — | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 with Whitewood Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Whitewood Township
7 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).
Questions about Whitewood Township’s schools
Are Whitewood Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Whitewood Township. Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 and Lake Preston School District 38-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitewood Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Whitewood Township in?
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 and Lake Preston School District 38-3.
Where do Whitewood Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School, Lake Preston High School - 01 and Spring Lake Colony High School.
Parents talk
What Whitewood Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Whitewood Township → They have their own page.
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.