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Harrisburg High School - 01

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Harrisburg High School - 01 ranks 80 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 52% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Harrisburg High School - 01 is a public high school in Harrisburg, South Dakota, serving 1,762 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Harrisburg School District 41-2, which is ranked 39 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrisburg High School - 01 has consistently performed well on Smarter Balanced Assessments, with 11th-grade students scoring above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. However, their Mathematics performance has been slightly below the state average. The school's ELA proficiency rates for all grades have been consistently higher than the district and state averages, while their Mathematics proficiency rates have been lower. Interestingly, the school has shown strong performance in certain student subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner students, who have ranked highly compared to their peers in the state.

Harrisburg High School - 01 has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84% to 92.3% over the past few years, which is generally on par with or slightly higher than the state average. The school's dropout rates have also been relatively low, ranging from 1.2% to 2.8% in recent years. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Roosevelt High School, Lincoln High School, and Tea Area High School, Harrisburg High School - 01 generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and socioeconomic factors.

1,806

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,474

Per pupil spending ?

16%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 W Willow St
Harrisburg, SD 57032

(605) 743-2567

District: Harrisburg School District 41-2

Feeder schools for Harrisburg High School - 01:

Elementary:	Adventure Elementary - 10
	Endeavor Elementary - 07
	Explorer Elementary - 04
	Freedom Elementary - 06
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	Horizon Elementary - 09
	Journey Elementary - 05
	Liberty Elementary - 02
Middle:	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08
	Harrisburg South Middle School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Dakota median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg54%

South Dakota avg47%

80^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 147Harrisburg School District 41-2 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	56.6	80 of 166	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	35 of 141	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	38 of 138	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	74 of 134	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	81 of 140	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	82 of 135	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	104 of 138	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	60.2	55 of 137	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	27.1	119 of 141	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.0	77 of 133	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.5	78 of 144	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.2	66 of 143	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.5	18 of 141	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	64.0	58 of 150	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	86.9	13 of 144	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	71.4	41 of 135	69.6%	★★★★☆
2007	86.4	8 of 141	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	63.6	52 of 136	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.5	95 of 137	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.7	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	40.7	91 of 133	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	6.8	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	91 of 164	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	34 of 93	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	36 of 95	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	50 of 84	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	51 of 89	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	52 of 83	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	67 of 82	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	1 of 23	95.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	54 of 81	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.1	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	109 of 154	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	27 of 48	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.4	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	22.5	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	36 of 44	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	40 of 53	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	67 of 162	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	20 of 107	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	26 of 96	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.2	48 of 87	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	56 of 89	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	54 of 88	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	61 of 90	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	46 of 89	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	3.3	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.5	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.1	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	30 of 83	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	73 of 140	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.8	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	79 of 158	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	29 of 125	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	42 of 121	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	72 of 123	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	84 of 129	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	102 of 123	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2025)96th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+17 vs school

Native American (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+12 vs state

Science49%+6 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 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
Harrisburg High School - 01	Public	9-12	1300 W Willow St	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	1,806	127	14.2	16.0%	1,511 (83.7%)	74 (4.1%)	81 (4.5%)	27 (1.5%)	16 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (5.3%)	56.6	80^th of 166 public high schools	51.8%		70.3	35^th of 141 public high schools	75.2%	45	62.9	0.0	62.4	33.4	0.0	33.2	49.7	49.4	$11,474	$382	$11,092
Avera Adolescent Addiction Care Program - 81	Public	6-12	4400 W 69th St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 367-7647	2	2	1.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Community Campus - 41	Public	12	2101 W 41st St Ste 47	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4359	77	10	7.6	29.9%	41 (53.2%)	8 (10.4%)	12 (15.6%)	4 (5.2%)	7 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Lincoln High School - 02	Public	9-12	2900 S Cliff Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7990	1,954	118	16.4	34.7%	1,285 (65.8%)	158 (8.1%)	262 (13.4%)	36 (1.8%)	69 (3.5%)	4 (0.2%)	140 (7.2%)	82.8	16^th of 166 public high schools	90.4%		87.3	11^th of 141 public high schools	92.2%	5	73.7	10.5	71.0	56.2	5.3	54.1	70.4	67.8	$11,747	$649	$11,098
Tea Area High School - 03	Public	9-12	500 W Brian St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	717	37	19.5	16.3%	613 (85.5%)	25 (3.5%)	36 (5.0%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.9%)	75.9	28^th of 166 public high schools	83.1%		54.1	68^th of 141 public high schools	51.8%	40	74.8	0.0	74.3	43.5	0.0	43.2	61.2	60.8	$9,714	$311	$9,403
Project Search - Avera McKennan 07	Public	12	1325 S Cliff Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	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)
Roosevelt High School - 03	Public	9-12	6600 W 41st St	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2860	1,785	106	16.8	40.0%	1,115 (62.5%)	198 (11.1%)	236 (13.2%)	23 (1.3%)	73 (4.1%)	5 (0.3%)	135 (7.6%)	60.5	70^th of 166 public high schools	57.8%		57.9	61^st of 141 public high schools	56.7%	9	64.0	30.8	62.9	33.8	0.0	32.7	55.3	54.1	$11,809	$622	$11,187
Teachwell Thrive - 03	Public	12	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Teachwell Connect - 92	Public	9-12	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Teachwell Academy High School - 01	Public	9-12	824 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrisburg High School - 01

Is Harrisburg High School - 01 a good school?

Harrisburg High School - 01 ranks 80^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Harrisburg High School - 01 in?

Harrisburg School District 41-2

What schools feed into Harrisburg High School - 01?

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

Elementary : Adventure Elementary - 10
Elementary : Endeavor Elementary - 07
Elementary : Explorer Elementary - 04
Elementary : Freedom Elementary - 06
Elementary : Horizon Elementary - 09
Elementary : Journey Elementary - 05
Elementary : Liberty Elementary - 02
Middle : Harrisburg North Middle School - 08
Middle : Harrisburg South Middle School - 03

How many students attend Harrisburg High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,806 students attended Harrisburg High School - 01.

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

Students at Harrisburg High School - 01 are 84% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

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