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Chester Area Cyber School - 92

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Chester Area Cyber School - 92 ranks 122 nd of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 27% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Chester Area Cyber School - 92 is a public virtual high school serving grades 9-12 in the Chester Area School District 39-1 in South Dakota. With 101 students, the school has struggled academically, ranking 122nd out of 166 South Dakota high schools and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's performance is concerning, with consistently low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and poor test scores compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, far below the state average of 43.49%. The school's struggles are particularly pronounced for male students and white students, who rank in the bottom quartile of South Dakota high schools in these categories.

Interestingly, the nearby Chester High School - 01 performs significantly better, ranking 18th out of 166 high schools and boasting much higher test scores and graduation rates. Another virtual school in the same district, High Plains - 06, also struggles with even lower academic performance than Chester Area Cyber School - 92. Despite the school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting socioeconomic factors are not the primary driver, Chester Area Cyber School - 92's performance has declined over the past decade, from a high ranking of 39th out of 133 high schools in 2014-2015 to its current 122nd ranking.

106

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,891

Per pupil spending ?

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 5th St
Chester, SD 57016

(605) 489-2411

District: Chester Area School District 39-1

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2012 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the South Dakota average (12% vs 86%)

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

122^nd of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Chester Area School District 39-1

108^th of 147Chester Area School District 39-1 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	102 of 141	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	103 of 138	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	120 of 134	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	109 of 140	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.3	49 of 135	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.2	49 of 141	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.0	39 of 133	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	52.0	83 of 144	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	8.1	132 of 143	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	46.5	84 of 141	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	79.1	15 of 150	90.0%	★★★★★
2009	74.6	31 of 144	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	66 of 164	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	138 of 162	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	77 of 87	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	130 of 158	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	104 of 121	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	118 of 123	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	110 of 129	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	54 of 123	56.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)60th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+9 vs state

Science35%-9 vs state

Mathematics10%-33 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
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
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
Colman-Egan High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 S Loban Ave	Colman	57017	Moody County	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 534-3534	100	7	14.5	18.0%	85 (85.0%)	3 (3.0%)	7 (7.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	59.9	73^rd of 166 public high schools	56.0%		34.6	96^th of 141 public high schools	31.9%	23	76.5			17.7			58.8		$12,142	$355	$11,788
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
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
Madison High School - 01	Public	9-12	800 NE 9th St	Madison	57042	Lake County	Madison Central School District 39-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 256-7706	384	26	14.8	20.1%	322 (83.9%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	66.4	50^th of 166 public high schools	69.9%		45.3	80^th of 141 public high schools	43.3%	30	70.6	100.0	71.2	36.7	50.0	36.9	54.1	55.0	$11,493	$343	$11,151
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
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School	Public	9-12	102 School St	Rutland	57054	Lake County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 586-4352	77	7	11.1	32.5%	72 (93.5%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	112^th of 166 public high schools	32.5%					(n/a)	52.9			17.7			47.1		$16,752	$1,098	$15,654
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chester Area Cyber School - 92

How many students attend Chester Area Cyber School - 92?

In the 2024-25 school year, 106 students attended Chester Area Cyber School - 92.

Is Chester Area Cyber School - 92 a good school?

Chester Area Cyber School - 92 ranks 122^nd of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chester Area Cyber School - 92?

Students at Chester Area Cyber School - 92 are 100% White.

What district is Chester Area Cyber School - 92 in?

Chester Area School District 39-1

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