Summary:
The city of Pierre, South Dakota is home to 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this area are generally performing well above the state average, with a few standout institutions that serve as models for the district.
The top-performing school in the area is T.F. Riggs High School - 01, which has consistently ranked among the best high schools in the state. It boasts strong test scores, with 66.12% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 40.86% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also maintains a relatively low dropout rate of 2.6%. Another high-performing school is Buchanan Elementary - 03, which ranks among the top 50 elementary schools in South Dakota and has particularly impressive test scores, with 63.77% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 58.67% proficient or better in Mathematics.
Across the Pierre School District 32-2, test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics tend to be higher than the state averages, and the district's schools have varying free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 15.97% at T.F. Riggs High School - 01 to 97.64% at Pierre Indian Learning Center. The schools in the district spend between $9,949 and $10,994 per student, with the high school spending the most, and have student-teacher ratios ranging from 13.2 to 17.2 students per teacher.
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