Garretson School District 49-4

Public Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Garretson, Palisade, Edison, Red Rock, Highland and Sherman, and parts of Sverdrup, Brandon and Logan.

At a glance

493Students enrolled

3Schools

6Towns served

$11,773Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

21%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

GarretsonPalisadeEdisonSherman

Grades PK–5

Garretson Elementary - 02246 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades 6–8

Garretson Middle School - 03105 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades 9–12

Garretson High School - 01142 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades PK–5

Garretson Elementary - 02246 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades 6–8

Garretson Middle School - 03105 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades 9–12

Garretson High School - 01142 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades PK–5

Garretson Elementary - 02246 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades 6–8

Garretson Middle School - 03105 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades 9–12

Garretson High School - 01142 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades PK–5

Garretson Elementary - 02246 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades 6–8

Garretson Middle School - 03105 students · GarretsonThis district

Grades 9–12

Garretson High School - 01142 students · GarretsonThis district

Based 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 proficiency34%

State average 42.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 84.5% · reported as a range, 90–100% (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

$11,773

per student each year · 10% below the SD average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration36%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)55%

State35%

Federal10%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

493’20

491’21

460’22

481’23

493’24

Students

White · 89%439

Two or more races · 6%29

Hispanic · 3%15

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%9

Asian · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Garretson1,176 people

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Palisade309 people

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Edison288 people

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Red Rock215 people

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Highland148 people

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Sherman65 people

Also covers small parts of Sverdrup, Brandon and Logan.

Schools3 in district

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Garretson Elementary - 02Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 246 students · Garretson

C-Public 📚

Garretson Middle School - 03Middle · Grades 6–8 · 105 students · Garretson

C+Public 🏫

Garretson High School - 01High · Grades 9–12 · 142 students · Garretson

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Brandon Valley School District 49-2Brandon · Mapleton · Split Rock + 2 more · $10,720 per student

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Dell Rapids School District 49-3Alliance · Blinsmon · Dell Rapids · $11,212 per student

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Sioux Falls School District 49-5Mapleton · Sioux Falls · $12,316 per student

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Baltic School District 49-1Baltic · Dell Rapids · $11,805 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.