Best Carpenter Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public school serving 42 students in Carpenter, SD.

The top-ranked public school in Carpenter, SD is Fordham Colony Elementary - 04. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Carpenter, SD public school have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the South Dakota public school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Carpenter have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of South Dakota public schools.

Minority enrollment is 0% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public school average of 33% (majority American Indian).