Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Public
Regional · 18 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade
Public schools for Wessington Springs, Franklin, Viola, Wessington Springs, Alpena, Crow Lake, Pleasant, Blaine, Burr Oak, Lane, Chery, Anina, Logan, Pleasant Valley, Crow, Marlar, Elvira and Harmony, and parts of Alpena, Kellogg, Bristol and Warren.
At a glance
461Students enrolled
7Schools
18Towns served
$12,273Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
21%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Woonsocket Elementary - 03 or Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressWoonsocket School District 55-4Grades 8
Woonsocket Elementary - 03 or Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressWoonsocket School District 55-4Grades 9–12
Wessington Springs High School - 01 or Woonsocket High School - 01Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 or Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressWolsey-Wessington School District 02-6Grades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Wessington Springs High School - 01 or Plankinton High School - 01 or White Lake High School - 01Depends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 or Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Depends 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 proficiency42%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 84.5% · reported as a range, 60–79% (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
$12,273
per student each year · 6% below the SD average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
394’20
397’21
422’22
429’23
461’24
Students
White · 92%425
Hispanic · 4%19
American Indian/Alaska Native · 3%14
Two or more races · 0%2
Black · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Wessington Springs727 people
Franklin184 people
Viola161 people
Wessington Springs60 people
Alpena58 people · Grades PK–8 at Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 or Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 and others
Crow Lake49 people
Pleasant37 people
Blaine35 people · Grades PK–8 at Woonsocket Elementary - 03 or Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 and others
Burr Oak29 people
Lane28 people
Chery20 people
Anina19 people
Logan19 people
Pleasant Valley16 people
Crow15 people
Marlar8 people
Elvira6 people
Harmony4 people
Also covers small parts of Alpena, Kellogg, Bristol and Warren.
Schools7 in district
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 145 students · Wessington Springs
BPublicSpring Valley Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · Grades K–8 · 16 students · Wessington Springs
PublicWessington Springs Elementary Cyber School - 94Elementary · Grades K–6 · 5 students · Wessington Springs
PublicWessington Springs Jr. High - 04Middle · Grades 7–8 · 41 students · Wessington Springs
B-PublicWessington Springs Middle School Cyber School - 93Middle · Grades 7–8 · 22 students · Wessington Springs
PublicWessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92High · Grades 9–12 · 138 students · Wessington Springs
B-PublicWessington Springs High School - 01High · Grades 9–12 · 94 students · Wessington Springs
APublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
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.