High Schools in Dell Rapids School District 49-3

Summary:

The Dell Rapids School District 49-3 in South Dakota is home to a single high school, Dell Rapids High School - 01, which serves students in grades 9-12. Despite fluctuations in its statewide ranking, the school has maintained consistent academic performance, with 11th-grade students scoring above the state average in English Language Arts and close to the state average in Mathematics and Science.

Dell Rapids High School - 01 boasts a four-year graduation rate of 86.4%, which is slightly above the state average, and a relatively low dropout rate of 2.6%. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.3 is slightly higher than the state average, and its per-student spending of $10,298 is in line with the state average. Additionally, the school has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to the state average, suggesting access to adequate resources to support its students.

While there are no other high schools within the Dell Rapids School District 49-3 to directly compare, the data indicates that Dell Rapids High School - 01 is a relatively strong-performing school, with a focus on supporting student success and maintaining consistent academic achievement.

District Detail

1216 N Garfield Ave
Dell Rapids, SD 57022

(605) 428-5473

SchoolDigger Rank:
24^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 965

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 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
Dell Rapids High School - 01	Public	9-12	1216 N Garfield Ave	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 428-5473	315	19	16.3	16.5%	285 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	45.2	99^th of 166 public high schools	40.4%		32.9	101^st of 141 public high schools	28.4%	2	64.4	37.0	24.7	$10,841	$401	$10,440

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltic School District 49-1	5.12 mi	3	6^th
Colman-Egan School District 50-5	11.2 mi	3	93^rd
Chester Area School District 39-1	11.21 mi	7	108^th
Tri-Valley School District 49-6	11.93 mi	4	68^th
Sioux Falls School District 49-5	13.05 mi	48	90^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.