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Baltic High School - 01

Public Grades 9-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 98% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Baltic High School - 01 is a public high school serving 161 students in grades 9-12 in the town of Baltic, South Dakota. The school is part of the Baltic School District 49-1, which is ranked 6th out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Baltic High School - 01 consistently ranks among the top high schools in South Dakota, with a statewide ranking of 3rd out of 166 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is exceptional, with 96.66% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 66.67% in Mathematics, and 83.33% in Science. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking 2nd out of 164 South Dakota high schools for female students, 12th out of 162 for male students, and 1st out of 83 for Native American students. Additionally, Baltic High School - 01 has a strong focus on student success, with a four-year graduation rate of 93.7% and a low dropout rate of 0.8%.

While Baltic High School - 01 is a standout performer, the nearby schools, such as Jefferson High School - 67 and Chester High School - 01, also show strong academic results, with rankings in the top half of South Dakota high schools. This suggests that the Baltic region has a strong educational ecosystem. The school's exceptional performance across diverse student subgroups and its efficient resource allocation, with $13,348 spent per student, further highlight its commitment to providing a quality education for all students.

151

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,138

Per pupil spending ?

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Bulldog Ave
Baltic, SD 57003

(605) 529-5461

District: Baltic School District 49-1

Feeder schools for Baltic High School - 01:

Elementary:	Baltic Elementary - 02
Middle:	Baltic Middle School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

Hispanic:

4.6%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (82% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of South Dakota high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

South Dakota avg50%

3^rd of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 68 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 147Baltic School District 49-1 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	3 of 166	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	10 of 141	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	21 of 138	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	59 of 134	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.2	19 of 140	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	72 of 135	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	54 of 138	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.6	74 of 137	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.2	76 of 141	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.0	93 of 133	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.7	110 of 144	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	109 of 143	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	64.7	53 of 141	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	80 of 150	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	76.9	30 of 144	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	14.2	125 of 135	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	45.8	93 of 141	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.3	96 of 136	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	76.3	21 of 137	84.7%	★★★★☆
2004	72.9	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆
2003	74.0	32 of 133	75.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	2 of 31	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	2 of 164	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	17 of 93	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	12 of 95	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	49 of 84	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.5	19 of 89	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	43 of 83	48.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	7 of 81	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	1 of 154	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	12 of 162	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	5 of 107	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	13 of 96	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	31 of 87	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.2	10 of 89	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	47 of 88	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.0	27 of 90	70.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	1 of 83	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	3 of 158	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	9 of 125	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	21 of 121	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	60 of 123	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	31 of 129	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.9	73 of 123	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	53 of 123	56.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts97%+33 vs state

Science83%+34 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

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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 English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Garretson High School - 01	Public	9-12	505 2nd St	Garretson	57030	Minnehaha County	Garretson School District 49-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 594-3452	142	12	11.8	14.8%	130 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	34.4	126^th of 166 public high schools	24.1%		25.5	113^th of 141 public high schools	19.9%	13	41.7			20.8			45.8		$10,318	$263	$10,055
Teachwell Strive -05	Public	10-12	2320 N Career Ave	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chester Area Cyber School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	106	4	25.1		106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	122^nd of 166 public high schools	26.5%		32.5	102^nd of 141 public high schools	27.7%	20	62.5	50.0	60.0	6.3	25.0	10.0	31.3	35.0	$10,891	$417	$10,474
High Plains - 06	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	84	0	700.0	11.9%	79 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	13.8	153^rd of 166 public high schools	7.8%		6.8	130^th of 141 public high schools	7.8%	23	20.0	42.9	27.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	9.1	$6,423	$417	$6,006
Jefferson High School - 67	Public	9-12	1600 N Marion Rd	Sioux Falls	57101	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6184	1,888	117	16.1	48.5%	1,038 (55.0%)	205 (10.9%)	425 (22.5%)	25 (1.3%)	55 (2.9%)	5 (0.3%)	135 (7.2%)	68.7	45^th of 166 public high schools	72.9%		61.4	52^nd of 141 public high schools	63.1%	7	69.1	34.8	67.3	43.4	8.7	41.6	54.7	53.5	$11,645	$596	$11,050
Chester High School - 01	Public	9-12	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	107	10	10.6	14.0%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	82.3	18^th of 166 public high schools	89.2%		86.6	12^th of 141 public high schools	91.5%	6	70.3			62.2			64.9		$13,027	$417	$12,610
West Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	705 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 528-6236	408	24	16.9	12.3%	372 (91.2%)	8 (2.0%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	74.4	32^nd of 166 public high schools	80.7%		50.5	73^rd of 141 public high schools	48.2%	41	72.2			40.2			65.0		$12,211	$496	$11,714

Frequently Asked Questions about Baltic High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Baltic High School - 01?

Students at Baltic High School - 01 are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Baltic High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended Baltic High School - 01.

What district is Baltic High School - 01 in?

Baltic School District 49-1

What schools feed into Baltic High School - 01?

Baltic High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baltic Elementary - 02
Middle : Baltic Middle School - 03

Is Baltic High School - 01 a good school?

Yes! Baltic High School - 01 is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 166 South Dakota high schools.

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