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Schools in Worthen Township

Worthen Township’s public schools

Ethan School District 17-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Worthen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 17% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
287 students on the public path
In brief

Worthen Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Worthen Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Ethan High School - 01 places highest (better than 99%); Ethan Jr. High - 03 lowest (85%). 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 Worthen Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Ethan Elementary - 02in EthanA
7–8Ethan Jr. High - 03in EthanA
9–12Ethan High School - 01in EthanA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ethan School District 17-1.

The district

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

Ethan School District 17-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 287 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,842SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 51% · 157 students tested
Math72%
State average 42.2% · 156 students tested

Worthen Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Worthen Township—Ethan School District 17-1
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
Rome—Ethan School District 17-1 PK–12 · Parkston School District 33-3 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Ethan School District 17-1 with Worthen Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Worthen Township

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).

Also serving Worthen Townshipin other towns
Ethan Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ethan
A
155 students14:1Rate it →
Ethan Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ethan
A
39 students16:1Rate it →
Ethan High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Ethan
A+
93 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Worthen Township’s schools

Are Worthen Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Worthen Township. Ethan School District 17-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Worthen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Worthen Township in?

Ethan School District 17-1.

Where do Worthen Township kids go to high school?

Ethan 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.