Spearfish High School - 01
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Spearfish, South Dakota
Spearfish High School - 01 in Spearfish, South Dakota enrolled 787 students in 2024-25 with 46.6 full-time teachers, 16.9 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, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
796 students in 2022-23, 771 students in 2023-24, 787 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.4 to 46.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 796 | 44.4 | 17.9 |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 45.0 | 17.1 |
| 2024-25 | 787 | 46.6 | 16.9 |
16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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).
5 AP courses and one counselor per 383 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spearfish High School - 01 enrolled 765 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses5
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 383 of the 765 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.8% of students were White, 4.6% Hispanic, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White85.8%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Two or more races3.8%
- American Indian3.0%
- Asian1.4%
- Black1.1%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Spearfish High School - 01 scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 65‑69% | 55% | 51% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | 49% (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
90-94% of the 169 students in Spearfish 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.
| This school | Its district | South Dakota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 90‑94% | 84% |
| Students in the class | 169 | 174 | 9,963 |
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 Spearfish
2 public high schools in Spearfish report 2024-25 enrollment; Spearfish High School - 01 is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearfish High School - 01 | 787 | 16.9 | 11.7% |
| Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10 | 21 | 6.8 | 14.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Spearfish High School - 01
- Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10The nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 21 students, 6.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Belle Fourche High School - 01The next nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 389 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Spearfish High School - 01 with Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Spearfish School District 40-2 spends per student$9,680 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,680
- The largest public schools in South DakotaSpearfish High School - 01 is the number 17 by size of 181 South Dakota high schools open in 2024-25.#17 of 181
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 11.9 for high schools.16.9:1
- 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 Spearfish High School - 01
How many students attend Spearfish High School - 01?
787 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 796 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Spearfish, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Spearfish High School - 01?
16.9 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 Spearfish High School - 01 a Title I school?
Spearfish 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).How do students at Spearfish High School - 01 do on state tests?
The students tested at Spearfish High School - 01 scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.What is the graduation rate at Spearfish High School - 01?
90-94% of the 169 students in Spearfish 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.What district is Spearfish High School - 01 in?
Spearfish School District 40-2, NCES district ID 4666930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 466693000623 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.