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Best High Schools in Britton, SD

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135

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Top rankedBritton-Hecla High School - 0135^th of 166 South Dakota high schools

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Sunset Colony High School - 06

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Summary:

The city of Britton, South Dakota is home to two high schools: Britton-Hecla High School - 01 and Sunset Colony High School - 06. Based on the available data, Britton-Hecla High School - 01 appears to be the standout school in the area, consistently ranking higher in statewide SchoolDigger rankings with a 4-star rating in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. In contrast, Sunset Colony High School - 06 has a lower 1-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year.

Britton-Hecla High School - 01 outperforms the Britton-Hecla School District and the state of South Dakota in proficiency rates for 11th-grade Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Sunset Colony High School - 06, on the other hand, has mixed performance, with higher proficiency rates in Mathematics but lower rates in English Language Arts and Science compared to the district and state. Additionally, Britton-Hecla High School - 01 has a relatively low 11.9% free/reduced lunch rate, while Sunset Colony High School - 06 has a much higher rate of 70%.

The data suggests that while both high schools in Britton serve the same general area, there are significant disparities in their performance and resources. Britton-Hecla High School - 01 appears to have more funding, with a higher spending per student of $11,393 compared to Sunset Colony High School - 06's $7,449 per student. This difference in resources may contribute to the observed differences in academic outcomes between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Britton-Hecla High School - 01	Public	9-12	759 5th St	Britton	57430	Marshall County	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 448-2234	127	9	13.6	16.5%	118 (92.9%)	3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	73.2	35^th of 166 public high schools	78.9%		70.2	36^th of 141 public high schools	74.5%	1	75.0	37.5	62.5	$9,704	$62	$9,643
Sunset Colony High School - 06	Public	9-12	41632 109th St	Britton	57430	Marshall County	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 448-2234	8	1	7.9		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	119^th of 166 public high schools	28.3%					(n/a)	33.3	66.7	0.0

Cities Near Britton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Claremont	13.48 mi	1	191^st
Langford	14.99 mi	3	93^rd
Groton	30.57 mi	3	23^rd
Sisseton	33.32 mi	3	167^th
Waubay	33.58 mi	4	155^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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