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Best Public Schools in Jerauld County, SD

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Schools

461

Students

Top rankedWessington Springs Elementary - 0287^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 10.9 students per teacher

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Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 and 4 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wessington Springs Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	302 Dakota Ave N	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 539-9391	41	3	11.8	29.3%	37 (90.2%)	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.5	205^th of 246 public middle schools	16.7%		25.5	116^th of 147 public middle schools	21.1%	89					18.8	18.2		18.4					12.5	18.2		15.8		22.7			$14,508	$285	$14,223
Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	23064 365th Ave	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 539-9311	16	1	16.0		16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.7	181^st of 300 public elementary schools	39.7%					(n/a)	50.0		50.0		33.3	25.0		40.0	100.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		26.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	$15,068	$381	$14,687
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	904 2nd St NE	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 539-1754	145	13	10.9	41.4%	138 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.8	87^th of 300 public elementary schools	71.0%					(n/a)	100.0	75.0	33.3	60.0				65.2	76.9	65.0	27.8	60.0				56.1	50.0				$13,482	$1,321	$12,160
Wessington Springs High School - 01	Public	9-12	302 Dakota Ave N	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 539-9391	94	8	11.3	17.0%	93 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.9	93^rd of 166 public high schools	44.0%					(n/a)							69.2								26.9				38.5		$12,680	$290	$12,390
Wessington Springs Middle School Cyber School - 93	Public, Virtual	7-8	302 Dakota Ave N	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 539-9311	22	0	95.6	13.6%	15 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	207^th of 246 public middle schools	15.9%		5.3	143^rd of 147 public middle schools	2.7%	64					42.9	18.2		32.0					14.3	0.0		8.0		0.0			$5,446	$285	$5,161
Wessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	302 Dakota Ave N	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 539-9391	138	2	61.3	2.2%	121 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	15	150^th of 166 public high schools	9.6%					(n/a)							37.2								11.4				22.9		$7,776	$285	$7,492
Wessington Springs Elementary Cyber School - 94	Public, Virtual	K-6	904 2nd St NE	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 539-9500	5	0	500.0		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.5	235^th of 300 public elementary schools	21.7%					(n/a)		25.0	33.3	50.0				33.3		25.0	0.0	50.0				22.2	0.0

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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