High Schools in Sanborn Central School District 55-5

Summary:

Sanborn Central School District 55-5 in South Dakota is home to a single high school, Sanborn Central High School - 01, which has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state. This standout school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing 2nd out of 138 South Dakota high schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 3rd out of 134 in the 2021-2022 school year.

Sanborn Central High School - 01 boasts exceptional academic performance, with 75% proficiency in English Language Arts, 37.5% in Mathematics, and 50% in Science on the Smarter Balanced Assessments for 11th-grade students in 2024-2025, all higher than the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate was 86.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, and it maintained a low dropout rate of 2.6%. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 5.8 in the 2023-2024 school year suggests a high level of individual attention for students.

With a relatively low percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 14.29% in the 2023-2024 school year and a high spending per student of $22,765 in the same year, Sanborn Central School District 55-5 appears to be well-resourced and dedicated to providing a quality education to its students. The exceptional performance of Sanborn Central High School - 01 is a testament to the district's commitment to academic excellence.

District Detail

40405 SD Hwy 34
Forestburg, SD 57314

(605) 495-4183

SchoolDigger Rank:
44^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 212

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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	Total
Sanborn Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	40405 SD Hwy 34	Forestburg	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 495-4183	33	6	5.4	21.2%	31 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	66.4	52^nd of 166 public high schools	68.7%					(n/a)	75.0	37.5	50.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woonsocket School District 55-4	8.5 mi	2	88^th
Mitchell School District 17-2	21.17 mi	9	45^th
Huron School District 02-2	22.23 mi	11	137^th
Mount Vernon School District 17-3	22.37 mi	3	8^th
Wessington Springs School District 36-2	22.5 mi	7	127^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.