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Custer High School - 01

1645 Wildcat Ln, Custer, Custer County, 57730

284
Pupils
12.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Custer High School - 01 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Custer, Custer County. The school has 284 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tobey Cass. It is part of the Custer School District 16-1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Tobey Cass
School district
Custer School District 16-1

Enrollment & staffing

Custer High School - 01 enrolls 284 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.

Male students
152 (54%)
Female students
132 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.2
Student-teacher ratio
12.8:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24185%
Hispanic or Latino269.2%
Two or more races82.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native62.1%
Black or African American2<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

46 of the school's 284 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 34 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 9–12Supplemental Virtual

Custer High School - 01 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 30, state house district 30.

School district: Custer School District 16-1

Custer High School - 01 is one of 4 schools in Custer School District 16-1, based in Custer, South Dakota. The district serves 887 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 284 students, Custer High School - 01 is larger than the district average of about 222 students per school.

887
District students
4
Schools
77
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (2) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Distant

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