High Schools in Tri-Valley School District 49-6

Summary:

The Tri-Valley School District 49-6 in South Dakota has only one high school, Tri-Valley High School - 01, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 24th out of 138 schools in 2022-2023 to 88th out of 166 schools in 2024-2025.

Tri-Valley High School - 01 has a mixed academic performance, with English Language Arts scores above the state average in 2023-2024 but below the state average in 2024-2025. Mathematics and Science scores have consistently been below the state average. The school's 4-year graduation rate in 2024-2025 was 86.4%, and its dropout rate was 2.6%. The school's spending per student in 2023-2024 was $12,064, and it had a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1.

Overall, Tri-Valley School District 49-6 has a single high school that has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking and has mixed academic performance compared to state averages. The school's relatively low free and reduced lunch rate suggests a more affluent student population, and its moderate spending per student and favorable student-teacher ratio may contribute to a more personalized learning environment.

District Detail

46450 252nd St
Colton, SD 57018

(605) 446-3538

SchoolDigger Rank:
68^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 952

Primary Schools: 2
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
Tri-Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	46474 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	297	20	15.2	14.5%	263 (88.6%)	13 (4.4%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	52.4	88^th of 166 public high schools	47.0%		62.6	47^th of 141 public high schools	66.7%	41	60.8	33.8	44.6	$12,269	$232	$12,037

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Central School District 49-7	7.68 mi	6	29^th
Baltic School District 49-1	9.25 mi	3	6^th
Sioux Falls School District 49-5	9.86 mi	48	90^th
Chester Area School District 39-1	11.13 mi	7	108^th
Dell Rapids School District 49-3	11.93 mi	3	24^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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