Ethan School District 17-1

Summary:

The Ethan School District 17-1 in South Dakota is home to three high-performing schools: Ethan Elementary - 02, Ethan High School - 01, and Ethan Junior High - 03. These schools have consistently ranked among the top in the state, with Ethan Elementary - 02 and Ethan Junior High - 03 both earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Ethan Elementary - 02 stands out as a particularly impressive school, with students scoring well above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62.35% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and 77.65% were proficient or better in Math, significantly higher than the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. Ethan High School - 01 also performs well, with 66.66% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 58.34% in Math for the same year.

The Ethan School District 17-1 as a whole appears to be a high-performing district, with all three schools ranked among the top in their respective categories in the state. This is reflected in the district's 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The strong academic performance, graduation rates, and resource allocation suggest that the district is effectively supporting student success, with the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios at Ethan High School - 01 potentially contributing to its strong outcomes.

District Detail

320 S 2nd St
Ethan, SD 57334

(605) 227-4211

SchoolDigger Rank:
9^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 287

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ethan Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 227-4211	155	11	14.0	26.5%	140 (90.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	81.2	27^th of 300 public elementary schools	91.0%		88.7	8^th of 201 public elementary schools	96.0%	19	68.8	59.1	55.6	65.5				62.4	87.5	72.7	66.7	82.8				77.7	44.5			$9,734	$833	$8,901
Ethan High School - 01	Public	9-12	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 227-4211	93	8	11.3	17.2%	86 (92.5%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	71.6	37^th of 166 public high schools	77.7%		82	20^th of 141 public high schools	85.8%	17							66.7								58.3				50.0	$13,105	$110	$12,996
Ethan Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 227-4211	39	2	16.4	28.2%	36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	79.9	25^th of 246 public middle schools	89.8%		78.6	22^nd of 147 public middle schools	85.0%	3					72.7	61.1		67.5					72.7	55.6		65.0		50.0		$11,011	$110	$10,901

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mitchell School District 17-2	6.93 mi	9	45^th
Parkston School District 33-3	8.79 mi	6	89^th
Hanson School District 30-1	10.26 mi	6	43^rd
Mount Vernon School District 17-3	18.23 mi	3	8^th
Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	18.81 mi	5	19^th

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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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