Baltic School District 49-1

Summary:

The Baltic School District 49-1 in South Dakota is home to three high-performing schools: Baltic Elementary - 02, Baltic High School - 01, and Baltic Middle School - 03. The district's schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with Baltic High School - 01 and Baltic Elementary - 02 standing out as particularly impressive.

Baltic High School - 01 is the district's shining star, ranking 3rd out of 166 South Dakota high schools in 2024-2025 and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts exceptional academic performance, with 96.66% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 66.67% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, the school maintains a high graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 2.6%. Baltic Elementary - 02 also stands out, ranking 37th out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools in 2024-2025 and earning a 4-star rating. The elementary school's students consistently outperform the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While Baltic Middle School - 03 lags behind the district and state averages in academic performance, particularly in Mathematics, the Baltic School District 49-1 as a whole appears to be a high-performing district. The variation in performance across the schools suggests the district is allocating resources strategically to meet the needs of different grade levels and school types, with a focus on academic excellence and student success.

District Detail

1 Bulldog Ave
Baltic, SD 57003

(605) 529-5464

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 568

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

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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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Baltic Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 529-5464	307	18	16.9	16.0%	277 (90.2%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	78	37^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.7%		68	53^rd of 201 public elementary schools	73.6%	16	59.2	63.0	65.0					62.2	77.6	63.0	57.5					66.7	57.5			$11,079	$680	$10,399
Baltic High School - 01	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 529-5461	151	11	14.1	11.9%	132 (87.4%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.6%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	96.3	3^rd of 166 public high schools	98.2%		89.1	10^th of 141 public high schools	92.9%	7							96.7								66.7				83.3	$17,138	$1,798	$15,340
Baltic Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 529-5461	110	8	13.4	19.1%	100 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	68.5	60^th of 246 public middle schools	75.6%		57.1	60^th of 147 public middle schools	59.2%					65.7	60.0	54.8		60.4				60.0	46.7	29.0		46.0		58.1		$10,459	$361	$10,099

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dell Rapids School District 49-3	5.12 mi	3	24^th
Sioux Falls School District 49-5	7.93 mi	48	90^th
Tri-Valley School District 49-6	8.33 mi	4	68^th
Garretson School District 49-4	11.92 mi	3	100^th
East Dakota Educational Cooperative	13.24 mi	8

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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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