High Schools in Florence School District 14-1

Summary:

Florence School District 14-1 in South Dakota is home to a single public high school, Florence High School - 01, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 95 students. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its ranking dropping from 92 out of 141 schools in 2023-2024 to 132 out of 166 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, and a low 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Florence High School - 01 has struggled, with proficiency rates on the Smarter Balanced Assessments falling below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rate in English Language Arts was 42.85%, compared to the state average of 63.84%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of 86.4% and 2.6% dropout rate for the 2024-2025 school year suggest room for improvement in student outcomes.

Socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges, as 24.21% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and the school's per-student spending was $11,223. The student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1 in 2023-2024 suggests the school may have the resources to provide more individualized attention, but the overall data indicates that Florence School District 14-1 and Florence High School - 01 have room for improvement in order to better serve the educational needs of their students.

District Detail

515 Main Ave
Florence, SD 57235

(605) 758-2412

SchoolDigger Rank:
121^st of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 352

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
Florence High School - 01	Public	9-12	515 Main Ave	Florence	57235	Codington County	Florence School District 14-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 758-2412	102	9	10.8	25.5%	99 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	30.1	132^nd of 166 public high schools	20.5%		36.6	92^nd of 141 public high schools	34.8%	40	42.9	33.3	23.8	$11,539	$00	$11,539

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Watertown School District 14-4	13.47 mi	8	99^th
Henry School District 14-2	13.53 mi	3	136^th
Northeast Technical High School	15.51 mi	1
Waverly School District 14-5	18.02 mi	3	129^th
Clark School District 12-2	18.26 mi	6	128^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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