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Best High Schools in Chamberlain, SD

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Top rankedChamberlain High School - 01144^th of 166 South Dakota high schools

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Summary:

Chamberlain, South Dakota is home to a single public high school, Chamberlain High School - 01, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a statewide ranking ranging from 72nd out of 141 schools in 2023-2024 to 144th out of 166 schools in 2024-2025. Its performance rating by SchoolDigger has also varied, from 2 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024 to 1 star out of 5 in 2022-2023 and 2024-2025.

Academically, Chamberlain High School - 01 has struggled to meet state averages. In English Language Arts, 49.25% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 63.84%. In Mathematics, only 13.43% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, significantly lower than the state average of 36.27%. The school's performance in Science was also below the state average, with 31.34% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 48.95%. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2024-2025 is 86.4%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year is 2.6%, slightly higher than the state average.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $12,416 in 2023-2024, which is above the state average, its academic performance remains below state benchmarks. Additionally, the school serves a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 42.65% in 2023-2024. These factors suggest that Chamberlain School District 07-1 may need to explore targeted interventions and strategies to improve academic outcomes for the students at Chamberlain High School - 01.

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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 English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chamberlain High School - 01	Public	9-12	1000 Sorensen Dr	Chamberlain	57325	Brule County	Chamberlain School District 07-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 234-4467	243	23	10.6	44.0%	137 (56.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	25.2	144^th of 166 public high schools	13.3%		51.8	72^nd of 141 public high schools	48.9%	72	49.3	0.0	48.5	13.4	0.0	13.2	31.3	30.9	$13,768	$2,289	$11,479

Cities Near Chamberlain

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kimball	19.09 mi	5	64^th
Lower Brule	22.37 mi	1
Academy	25.43 mi	1	147^th
Kennebec	27.19 mi	1	124^th
Wessington Springs	27.3 mi	7	165^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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