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Schools in Whitewood

Whitewood’s public schools

Meade School District 46-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitewood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.7K
▼ 18% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,002 students on the public path
In brief

Whitewood’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Whitewood’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Whitewood Elementary - 04 places highest (better than 74%); Stagebarn Middle School - 10 lowest (33%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Whitewood Elementary - 04Meade School District 46-1B+
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–12Sturgis Brown High School - 01in SturgisB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Meade School District 46-1.

The district

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

Meade School District 46-1Grades PK–12 · 11 schools · 3,047 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,735SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51% · 1609 students tested
Math47%
State average 42.2% · 1610 students tested

Whitewood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whitewood—Meade School District 46-1

Every school in Whitewood

9 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 Whitewoodby address
Whitewood Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
138 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Whitewoodin other towns
Central Meade County School - 09
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Union Center
B−
49 students9:1Rate it →
Hereford Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hereford
13 students9:1Rate it →
Opal Elementary - 15
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Opal
13 students9:1Rate it →
Atall Elementary - 17
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Union Center
12 students9:1Rate it →
Elm Springs Elementary - 13
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wasta
10 students7:1Rate it →
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Sturgis
C+
490 students14:1Rate it →
Stagebarn Middle School - 10
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Summerset
C
432 students14:1Rate it →
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Sturgis
B
845 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Whitewood’s schools

Are Whitewood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Whitewood. Meade School District 46-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitewood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 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 in?

Meade School District 46-1.

Where do Whitewood kids go to high school?

Sturgis Brown 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.