📍 500 5th St, Chester, Lake County, 57016
High Plains - 06 is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Chester, Lake County. The school has 52 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester Area School District 39-1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 0.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 73.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 10%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
High Plains - 06 enrolls 52 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 31% male and 69% female. A teaching staff of 0.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 73.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.7% Two or more races and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 46 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
8 of the school's 52 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 7 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High Plains - 06 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 8, state house district 8.
High Plains - 06 is one of 7 schools in Chester Area School District 39-1, based in Chester, South Dakota. The district serves 582 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 52 students, High Plains - 06 is smaller than the district average of about 83 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant