High school (grades 9-12) · Lead, SD

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01

Federal NCES profile for Lead-Deadwood High School - 01, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 464130000374
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👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
3
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of South Dakota schools.

37
Resource Index · Typical
11.1:1
small classes for South Dakota
15.3%
free-lunch eligible
211
students enrolled

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 has class sizes smaller than 70% of South Dakota schools. Computed live against every South Dakota school reporting to NCES.

School address

Lead, SD 57754
District: Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 · South Dakota

NCES ID 464130000374 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-4 students YoY

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 held near 218 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 19.1 → 19.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-4 students YoY 464130000374 · Lead, SD High · SMALL · TRAD

211 enr · 11.1:1 · 15.3% lunch · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 (243 students)

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 held near 218 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount). Teacher FTE added 19.1 → 19.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · South Dakota schools → · Find another →

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 reports 211 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 compares

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs South Dakota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs South Dakota South Dakota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.1:1 ▼ 18% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 15.3% ▼ 47% 28.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 211 top 30% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
211
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
15.3%
free-lunch eligible - 47% below the South Dakota average of 28.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.1:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 30% in South Dakota - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,954
per pupil, district-wide - above South Dakota avg of $13,985
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 211 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 85.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.3%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 0.9%
Asian 0.9%

Largest group: White at 85.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.6, Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 is about as mixed as the South Dakota school average of 27.6.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 reports $18,954 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 Similar size Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lead-Deadwood High School - 01's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~211 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Lead-Deadwood High School - 01

How many students attend Lead-Deadwood High School - 01?

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 has 211 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lead, SD. CCD year-over-year: 222 (2022-23) → 218 (2023-24), nearly flat (-4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lead-Deadwood High School - 01?

The student-teacher ratio at Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 is 11.1:1, which is 18% lower than the South Dakota average of 13.6:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lead-Deadwood High School - 01?

15.3% of students at Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the South Dakota average of 28.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lead-Deadwood High School - 01?

The largest demographic group at Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 is White at 85.3% of enrollment, in Lead, SD.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lead-Deadwood High School - 01?

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1?

Besides Lead-Deadwood High School - 01, Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 also operates Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 (243 students), Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 (139 students), and Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 (54 students). See the Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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