White Lake High School - 01

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · White Lake, South Dakota

White Lake High School - 01 in White Lake, South Dakota enrolled 33 students in 2024-25 with 4.7 full-time teachers, 7.0 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, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading and under 50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.2%). 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

36 students in 2022-23, 35 students in 2023-24, 33 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.5 to 4.7.

Students enrolled at White Lake High School - 01 by school year2022-23: 36, 2023-24: 35, 2024-25: 330102030402022-23362023-24352024-2533
Students enrolled at White Lake High School - 01 by school year2022-23: 36, 2023-24: 35, 2024-25: 330102030402022-23362023-24352024-2533
Students enrolled at White Lake High School - 01 by school year2022-23: 36, 2023-24: 35, 2024-25: 330102030402022-23362023-24352024-2533
Students enrolled at White Lake High School - 01 by school year2022-23: 36, 2023-24: 35, 2024-25: 330102030402022-23362023-24352024-2533
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23364.58.0
2023-24354.28.3
2024-25334.77.0

7.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 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 7.0; state median 11.9.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.0state median 11.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Dakota high schools, 2024-25171 values from 3.0 to 61.3; This school 7.0; state median 11.9.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.0state median 11.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Dakota high schools, 2024-25171 values from 3.0 to 61.3; This school 7.0; state median 11.9.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.0state median 11.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Dakota high schools, 2024-25171 values from 3.0 to 61.3; This school 7.0; state median 11.9.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 7.0state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection White Lake High School - 01 enrolled 42 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 absent30.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.9% of students were White, 6.1% Hispanic, 3.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White90.9%
  2. Hispanic6.1%
  3. Black3.0%

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

In 2021-22, the students tested at White Lake High School - 01 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 51% in reading and 42.2% in math across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtSouth Dakota
Reading and language artsunder 50%20‑24%51%
Mathunder 50%35‑39%42.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): 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 White Lake 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 rate50% or more50% or more84%
Students in the class11119,963

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 White Lake High School - 01

  1. Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15The nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 16 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  2. Plankinton High School - 01The next nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 86 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare White Lake High School - 01 with Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much White Lake School District 01-3 spends per student$15,643 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,643
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaWhite Lake High School - 01 is the number 151 by size of 181 South Dakota high schools open in 2024-25.#151 of 181
  6. South Dakota schools by students per teacher7.0 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 11.9 for high schools.7.0:1
  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 White Lake High School - 01

  1. How many students attend White Lake High School - 01?
    33 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 36 in 2022-23. It is a high school in White Lake, SD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at White Lake High School - 01?
    7.0 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 White Lake High School - 01 a Title I school?
    White Lake 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 White Lake High School - 01 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at White Lake High School - 01 scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 51% in reading and 42.2% in math 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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at White Lake High School - 01?
    50% or more of the 11 students in White Lake 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 White Lake High School - 01 in?
    White Lake School District 01-3, NCES district ID 4678510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 467851000746 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: 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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