Yankton School District 63-3

Public Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Yankton, Utica, Walshtown, Mission Hill, Mission Hill and Utica, and parts of Volin, Jamesville and Gayville.

At a glance

3,021Students enrolled

7Schools

6Towns served

$11,763Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

35%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

YanktonUticaWalshtownMission HillMission HillUtica

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Yankton Middle School - 02608 students · YanktonThis district

Grades 9–12

Yankton High School - 01923 students · YanktonThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Yankton Middle School - 02608 students · YanktonThis district

Grades 9–12

Yankton High School - 01923 students · YanktonThis district

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Yankton Middle School - 02 or Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04Depends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Yankton High School - 01923 students · YanktonThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Yankton Middle School - 02608 students · YanktonThis district

Grades 9–12

Yankton High School - 01923 students · YanktonThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Yankton Middle School - 02608 students · YanktonThis district

Grades 9–12

Yankton High School - 01923 students · YanktonThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Yankton Middle School - 02608 students · YanktonThis district

Grades 9–12

Yankton High School - 01923 students · YanktonThis 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 proficiency49%

State average 42.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)93%

State average 84.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$11,763

per student each year · 10% below the SD average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration38%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)52%

State37%

Federal11%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,952’20

3,002’21

3,036’22

3,086’23

3,021’24

Students

White · 75%2,280

Hispanic · 13%380

Two or more races · 6%175

American Indian/Alaska Native · 4%130

Black · 1%33

Asian · 1%18

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

Towns served

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Yankton15,540 people

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Utica831 people

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Walshtown290 people

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Mission Hill200 people

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Mission Hill111 people

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Utica68 people

Also covers small parts of Volin, Jamesville and Gayville.

Schools7 in district

Lincoln Elementary - 04Elementary · Grades K–5 · 416 students · Yankton

Beadle Elementary - 03Elementary · Grades K–5 · 412 students · Yankton

Webster Elementary - 06Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 391 students · Yankton

Stewart Elementary - 05Elementary · Grades K–5 · 271 students · Yankton

Yankton Middle School - 02Middle · Grades 6–8 · 608 students · Yankton

Yankton High School - 01High · Grades 9–12 · 923 students · Yankton

Trailhead Learning CenterGrades M · Yankton

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

Nearby districts

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Gayville-Volin School District 63-1Meckling · $11,766 per student

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Menno School District 33-2Molan · $17,122 per student

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Vermillion School District 13-1Norway · $11,960 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.