Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Public
Regional · 24 towns Grades K–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Britton, Miller, Greenfield, Lansing, Hecla, Stena, Pleasant Valley, Lowell, Lake, Fort, Newark, Weston, Waverly, Victor, Lake City, Nordland, Wismer, Hamilton, Dayton, Portage, Liberty, White, Hecla and North Detroit, and parts of Eden, Sisseton, Shelby and South Detroit.
At a glance
468Students enrolled
6Schools
24Towns served
$11,802Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
31%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–8
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades K–8
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades K–8
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades K–8
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades K–8
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades K–8
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades K–8
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtGrades K–8
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 or Westwood Rural Elementary - 05 or Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Britton-Hecla High School - 01 or Sunset Colony High School - 06Depends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs SD
Math proficiency37%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 84.5% · reported as a range, 80–100% (a small group)
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$11,802
per student each year · 9% below the SD average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
432’20
452’21
476’22
480’23
468’24
Students
White · 93%433
Hispanic · 3%15
Two or more races · 3%13
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%3
Black · 1%3
Asian · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Britton988 people
Miller334 people
Greenfield270 people
Lansing249 people
Hecla182 people
Stena137 people
Pleasant Valley89 people
Lowell86 people
Lake83 people
Fort75 people
Newark61 people
Weston60 people · Grades K–8 at Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Waverly59 people
Victor52 people
Lake City40 people
Nordland36 people
Wismer34 people
Hamilton26 people
Dayton21 people
Portage21 people
Liberty20 people
White8 people
Hecla
North Detroit
Also covers small parts of Eden, Sisseton, Shelby and South Detroit.
Schools6 in district
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02Elementary · Grades K–5 · 166 students · Britton
BPublicWestwood Rural Elementary - 05Elementary · Grades K–8 · 38 students · Britton
DPublicSunset Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · Grades K–8 · 32 students · Britton
DPublicBritton-Hecla Middle School - 03Middle · Grades 6–8 · 97 students · Britton
C+PublicBritton-Hecla High School - 01High · Grades 9–12 · 127 students · Britton
B+PublicSunset Colony High School - 06High · Grades 9–12 · 8 students · Britton
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Sisseton School District 54-2Buffalo · Dumarce · La Belle + 1 more · $14,637 per student
Frederick Area School District 06-2Brainard · Richland · Savo · $15,344 per student
Groton Area School District 06-6Brainard · Claremont · Columbia · $12,329 per student
Sargent Central Public School District 6Brampton · Southwest · Weber · $22,328 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.