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Canistota High School - 01

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Canistota High School - 01 ranks 61 st of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 63% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Canistota High School - 01 is a public high school located in Canistota, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 87 students. The school is part of the Canistota School District 43-1, which is ranked 50 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Canistota High School - 01 consistently delivers strong academic outcomes, particularly in terms of graduation rates, which have ranged from 84% to 95.2% over the past few years, generally higher than the state average. The school also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 2.8% in recent years, lower than the state average. Students at Canistota High School - 01 perform well on Smarter Balanced Assessments, with 11th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science often exceeding the state averages. When compared to nearby high schools like Freeman High School, West Central High School, and Montrose High School, Canistota High School - 01 generally performs on par or better in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics.

While the school's performance is strong in many areas, there may be room for improvement in the proficiency rates of certain subgroups, such as Native American and Multi-racial students, which tend to lag behind the school's overall performance. Additionally, Canistota High School - 01's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly over the years, ranging from 21st to 120th out of South Dakota high schools, suggesting the school's performance may be variable or sensitive to changes in the state's education landscape. Overall, Canistota High School - 01 is a relatively small but high-performing public high school that consistently delivers strong academic outcomes for its students.

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,981

Per pupil spending ?

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

431 4th Ave
Canistota, SD 57012

(605) 296-3458

District: Canistota School District 43-1

Feeder schools for Canistota High School - 01:

Elementary:	Canistota Elementary - 02
Middle:	Canistota Middle School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

American Indian:

4.0%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2024 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)

✓Above the South Dakota median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2024) to 63rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

South Dakota avg50%

61^st of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 147Canistota School District 43-1 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	63.6	61 of 166	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.5	21 of 141	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	73 of 138	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.8	29 of 134	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	51 of 140	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.4	120 of 135	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.3	72 of 138	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	93 of 137	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	13.4	127 of 141	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	100 of 133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	70.5	43 of 144	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.7	44 of 143	69.2%	★★★★☆
2011	31.0	110 of 141	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.8	141 of 150	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	129 of 144	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	112 of 135	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.9	97 of 141	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	107 of 136	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.0	87 of 137	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.5	114 of 132	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	60.5	57 of 133	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	61 of 164	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	59 of 95	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.0	17 of 89	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	52 of 82	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	13 of 23	43.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	96 of 154	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	69 of 162	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.1	8 of 107	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	67.2	26 of 87	70.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	74 of 89	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	67 of 83	19.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	44 of 140	68.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	52 of 158	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.6	15 of 125	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	60 of 121	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.2	22 of 123	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	63 of 129	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	67 of 123	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

Foster Care (2025)43rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-26 vs school

Native American (2025)19th percentile-44 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+14 vs state

English Language Arts54%-10 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 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
Canistota High School - 01	Public	9-12	431 4th Ave	Canistota	57012	McCook County	Canistota School District 43-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 296-3458	99	8	12.1	17.2%	90 (90.9%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	63.6	61^st of 166 public high schools	63.3%		81.5	21^st of 141 public high schools	85.1%	40	54.2			41.7			62.5		$13,981	$101	$13,880
Montrose High School - 01	Public	9-12	309 S Church Ave	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 363-5025	63	6	11.2	17.5%	62 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.1	43^rd of 166 public high schools	74.1%		61.9	49^th of 141 public high schools	65.2%	6	73.3			40.0			53.3		$15,121	$261	$14,859
McCook Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 E Essex	Salem	57058	McCook County	McCook Central School District 43-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 425-2264	118	9	12.5	16.9%	110 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	64.3	58^th of 166 public high schools	65.1%		40.7	89^th of 141 public high schools	36.9%	31	78.8	100.0	79.4	30.3	0.0	29.4	51.5	50.0	$13,408	$37	$13,372
Marion High School - 01	Public	9-12	100 S Cedar St	Marion	57043	Turner County	Marion School District 60-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 648-3615	62	7	8.9	48.4%	51 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	28.9	135^th of 166 public high schools	18.7%		57.8	62^nd of 141 public high schools	56.0%	73	41.7			25.0			33.3		$16,522	$92	$16,430
Parker High School - 01	Public	9-12	335 W 1st St	Parker	57053	Turner County	Parker School District 60-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 297-3456	141	10	13.7	15.6%	130 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	48.1	94^th of 166 public high schools	43.4%		36.3	93^rd of 141 public high schools	34.0%	1	55.8			39.5			37.2		$10,088	$00	$10,088
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01	Public	9-12	130 N 6th St	Emery	57332	Hanson County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 449-4271	100	10	9.6	34.0%	91 (91.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	68.2	46^th of 166 public high schools	72.3%		50.1	76^th of 141 public high schools	46.1%	30	61.5			46.2			57.7		$17,066	$381	$16,684
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
Freeman High School - 01	Public	9-12	1001 S Wipf St	Freeman	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 925-4214	110	12	9.3	30.9%	88 (80.0%)	2 (1.8%)	17 (15.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	39.4	111^th of 166 public high schools	33.1%		65	45^th of 141 public high schools	68.1%	66	61.9			23.8			33.3		$13,839	$00	$13,839
Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07	Public, Virtual	8-12	46560 264th St	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 528-3799	6	3	2.3		2 (33.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Falls Academy - 08	Public, Virtual	5-12	46560 264th St	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 528-3799	29	0	60.4	10.3%	6 (20.7%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Canistota High School - 01

Is Canistota High School - 01 a good school?

Canistota High School - 01 ranks 61^st of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Canistota High School - 01 in?

Canistota School District 43-1

What schools feed into Canistota High School - 01?

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

Elementary : Canistota Elementary - 02
Middle : Canistota Middle School - 03

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

Students at Canistota High School - 01 are 91% White, 4% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Canistota High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 99 students attended Canistota High School - 01.

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