Falls Academy - 08
Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Falls Academy - 08 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota enrolled 29 students in 2024-25 with 0.5 full-time teachers, 60.4 students per teacher against the South Dakota high-school median of 11.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 70%
25 students in 2022-23, 24 students in 2023-24, 29 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.6 to 0.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 25 | 1.6 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 24 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 29 | 0.5 | 60.4 |
60.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 South Dakota high schools
Among the 171 South Dakota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Falls Academy - 08 enrolled 26 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
69.0% of students were American Indian, 20.7% White, 6.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- American Indian69.0%
- White20.7%
- Two or more races6.9%
- Black3.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Sioux Falls
9 public high schools in Sioux Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Falls Academy - 08 is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High School - 02 | 1,954 | 16.5 | 26.4% |
| Jefferson High School - 67 | 1,888 | 16.2 | 35.9% |
| Washington High School - 01 | 1,819 | 15.2 | 38.9% |
| Roosevelt High School - 03 | 1,785 | 16.9 | 29.6% |
| Community Campus - 41 | 77 | 7.7 | 23.4% |
| Falls Academy - 08 | 29 | 60.4 | 10.3% |
| Structured Teaching - 12 | 16 | 3.6 | 68.8% |
| Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07 | 6 | 2.4 | 18.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Falls Academy - 08
- Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07The nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 6 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Roosevelt High School - 03The next nearest public high school, 5.6 miles away: 1,785 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Compare Falls Academy - 08 with Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West Central School District 49-7 spends per student$10,992 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,992
- The largest public schools in South DakotaFalls Academy - 08 is the number 154 by size of 181 South Dakota high schools open in 2024-25.#154 of 181
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher60.4 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 11.9 for high schools.60.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Falls Academy - 08
How many students attend Falls Academy - 08?
29 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 25 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sioux Falls, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Falls Academy - 08?
60.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for high schools is 11.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Falls Academy - 08 a Title I school?
Falls Academy - 08 was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Falls Academy - 08 in?
West Central School District 49-7, NCES district ID 4631710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 463171001389 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.