High Plains - 06

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Chester, South Dakota

High Plains - 06 in Chester, South Dakota enrolled 84 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (South Dakota: 84%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 62% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 83%

52 students in 2022-23, 61 students in 2023-24, 84 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 0.7 to 0.1.

Students enrolled at High Plains - 06 by school year2022-23: 52, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23522023-24612024-2584
Students enrolled at High Plains - 06 by school year2022-23: 52, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23522023-24612024-2584
Students enrolled at High Plains - 06 by school year2022-23: 52, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23522023-24612024-2584
Students enrolled at High Plains - 06 by school year2022-23: 52, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23522023-24612024-2584
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23520.773.2
2023-24610.785.9
2024-25840.1700.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

One counselor per 64 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection High Plains - 06 enrolled 64 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 64 of the 64 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

94.0% of students were White, 3.6% of two or more races, 2.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White94.0%
  2. Two or more races3.6%
  3. Hispanic2.4%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at High Plains - 06 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-22under 50%54%51%
Math, 2022-23under 50%45% (2021-22)42.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 11 students in High Plains - 06's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84% across South Dakota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtSouth Dakota
Four-year graduation rate50% or more45‑49%84%
Students in the class11819,963

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Chester

3 public high schools in Chester report 2024-25 enrollment; High Plains - 06 is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Chester High School - 0110710.610.3%
Chester Area Cyber School - 9210625.2not reported
High Plains - 0684not reported10.7%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about High Plains - 06

  1. Chester High School - 01The nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 107 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Chester Area Cyber School - 92The next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 106 students, 25.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  3. Compare High Plains - 06 with Chester High School - 01Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chester Area School District 39-1 spends per student$10,311 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,311
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaHigh Plains - 06 is the number 102 by size of 181 South Dakota high schools open in 2024-25.#102 of 181
  6. 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 High Plains - 06

  1. How many students attend High Plains - 06?
    84 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 52 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chester, SD.
  2. Is High Plains - 06 a Title I school?
    High Plains - 06 was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  3. How do students at High Plains - 06 do on state tests?
    The students tested at High Plains - 06 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What is the graduation rate at High Plains - 06?
    50% or more of the 11 students in High Plains - 06's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84% across South Dakota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is High Plains - 06 in?
    Chester Area School District 39-1, NCES district ID 4612300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 461230001295 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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