📍 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, Pennington County, 57701
Rapid City High School - 45 is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Rapid City, Pennington County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 37%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rapid City High School - 45 enrolls 356 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 28% American Indian or Alaska Native and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 154 | 43% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 101 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 356 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Rapid City High School - 45 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 32, state house district 32.
Rapid City High School - 45 is one of 27 schools in Rapid City Area School District 51-4, based in Rapid City, South Dakota. The district serves 12,308 students district-wide and employs 808 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 356 students, Rapid City High School - 45 is smaller than the district average of about 456 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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