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Woonsocket School District 55-4

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Woonsocket, Woonsocket Township, Logan Township, Jackson Township, Elliott Township, Twin Lake Township, Silver Creek Township, Blaine Township and Warren Township, and parts of Franklin Township and Oneida Township.

Woonsocket’s Schools page →

Students
272
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,827
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Woonsocket School District 55-4

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of South Dakota districts
  • Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.6M, about $5,813 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Woonsocket 649Woonsocket Township 147Logan Township 142Jackson Township 112Elliott Township 94Twin Lake Township 94Silver Creek Township 85Blaine Township 73Warren Township 46

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Woonsocket. Grade by grade →

PK–8Woonsocket Elementary - 03This district
9–12Woonsocket High School - 01This district

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
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
$12,827 per student · 2% below SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 32%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 37%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
271’20
282’21
285’22
278’23
272’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Woonsocket Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Woonsocket
C+
181 students14:1
Woonsocket High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Woonsocket
A
91 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sanborn Central School District 55-5Benedict Township, Floyd Township, Letcher Township
$16,335per student
Huron School District 02-2Alpena Township, Clifton Township, Grant Township
$13,191per student
Wessington Springs School District 36-2Alpena Township, Viola Township, Wessington Springs Township
$12,273per student
Plankinton School District 01-1Belford Township
$16,296per 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.