McCook Central High School - 01

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

McCook Central High School - 01 in Salem, South Dakota enrolled 118 students in 2024-25 with 9.4 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the South Dakota high-school median of 11.9. 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, 50-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

128 students in 2022-23, 121 students in 2023-24, 118 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.1 to 9.4.

Students enrolled at McCook Central High School - 01 by school year2022-23: 128, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 1180501001502022-231282023-241212024-25118
Students enrolled at McCook Central High School - 01 by school year2022-23: 128, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 1180501001502022-231282023-241212024-25118
Students enrolled at McCook Central High School - 01 by school year2022-23: 128, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 1180501001502022-231282023-241212024-25118
Students enrolled at McCook Central High School - 01 by school year2022-23: 128, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 1180501001502022-231282023-241212024-25118
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231288.115.8
2023-241218.614.0
2024-251189.412.5

12.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 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.

Students per teacher, South Dakota high schools, 2024-25171 values from 3.0 to 61.3; This school 12.5; state median 11.9.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 11.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Dakota high schools, 2024-25171 values from 3.0 to 61.3; This school 12.5; state median 11.9.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 11.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Dakota high schools, 2024-25171 values from 3.0 to 61.3; This school 12.5; state median 11.9.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 11.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Dakota high schools, 2024-25171 values from 3.0 to 61.3; This school 12.5; state median 11.9.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 11.9U.S. 14.5

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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 118 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McCook Central High School - 01 enrolled 118 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 118 of the 118 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent14.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.2% of students were White, 5.1% of two or more races, 1.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White93.2%
  2. Two or more races5.1%
  3. Hispanic1.7%

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 McCook Central High School - 01 scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% 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, 2021-2250‑59%42%51%
Math, 2022-2330‑39%33% (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

90% or more of the 33 students in McCook Central High School - 01'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 rate90% or more90% or more84%
Students in the class33349,963

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.

What to look at next about McCook Central High School - 01

  1. Canistota High School - 01The nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 99 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  2. Montrose High School - 01The next nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 63 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare McCook Central High School - 01 with Canistota High School - 01Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much McCook Central School District 43-7 spends per student$11,673 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,673
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaMcCook Central High School - 01 is the number 66 by size of 181 South Dakota high schools open in 2024-25.#66 of 181
  6. South Dakota schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 11.9 for high schools.12.5:1
  7. 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 McCook Central High School - 01

  1. How many students attend McCook Central High School - 01?
    118 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 128 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salem, SD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at McCook Central High School - 01?
    12.5 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.
  3. Is McCook Central High School - 01 a Title I school?
    McCook Central High School - 01 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).
  4. How do students at McCook Central High School - 01 do on state tests?
    The students tested at McCook Central High School - 01 scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at McCook Central High School - 01?
    90% or more of the 33 students in McCook Central High School - 01'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.
  6. What district is McCook Central High School - 01 in?
    McCook Central School District 43-7, NCES district ID 4601026. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 460102601026 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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