High Schools in Clark School District 12-2

Summary:

The Clark School District 12-2 in South Dakota has only one high school, Clark High School - 01, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 102 students. The district as a whole is ranked 128 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clark High School - 01 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota high schools, ranking 152 out of 166 in the 2024-2025 school year and 134 out of 141 in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a persistent pattern of underperformance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 4-year graduation rate was 86.4%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate was 2.6%, slightly higher than the state average.

Academically, Clark High School - 01 students perform significantly below the state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for 11th grade in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.29% of students were proficient or better in ELA, 21.43% in Math, and 17.86% in Science, compared to state averages of 63.84%, 36.27%, and 48.95%, respectively. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,808 and low student-teacher ratio of 11.2 suggest that the district is allocating resources to the school, but these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes.

District Detail

220 N Clinton St
Clark, SD 57225

(605) 532-3603

SchoolDigger Rank:
128^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 497

Primary Schools: 4
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 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
Clark High School - 01	Public	9-12	220 N Clinton St	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3604	124	9	13.5	27.4%	109 (87.9%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	14	152^nd of 166 public high schools	8.4%		4	134^th of 141 public high schools	5.0%	18	14.3	21.4	17.9	$11,940	$34	$11,905

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Doland School District 56-2	13.41 mi	7	116^th
Henry School District 14-2	13.59 mi	3	136^th
Willow Lake School District 12-3	14.93 mi	7	131^st
Florence School District 14-1	23.33 mi	3	121^st
Hamlin School District 28-3	26.78 mi	3	18^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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