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Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10

Q: Is Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 a good school?

Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 ranks in the bottom 19.3% of South Dakota high schools.

Q: How many students attend Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10?

In the 2024-25 school year, 54 students attended Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10?

Students at Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 are 56% American Indian, 39% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

Public Grades 9-12

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 19% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 is a public high school located in Nemo, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 64 students. The school is part of the Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1, which is ranked 106 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 0% of 11th-grade students were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 27.87% for the district and 36.27% for the state. Additionally, the school has experienced high dropout rates, ranging from 2.6% to 45.3% in recent years, which are much higher than the state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been low, ranging from 33.3% to 86.4% in recent years, compared to the district's 86.4% rate.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lead-Deadwood High School and Hill City High School, Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 performs significantly worse in terms of proficiency rates, graduation rates, and overall school rankings. The school's high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, coupled with its low proficiency rates and high dropout rates, suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22023 Job Corps Ctr
Nemo, SD 57759

(605) 578-2371

District: Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

55.6%

White:

38.9%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2004 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2004

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Dakota average (33% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg42%

South Dakota avg47%

134^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 3% (2019) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1

106^th of 147Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 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	29.1	134 of 166	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	131 of 135	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.9	136 of 144	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.0	141 of 141	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	125 of 150	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	117 of 144	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	124 of 141	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.4	109 of 136	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.0	87 of 137	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	4.5	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.2	132 of 133	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	39 of 39	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	104 of 164	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	85 of 154	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	40 of 44	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	132 of 162	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	84 of 88	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	31 of 83	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	83 of 140	40.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	100 of 158	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)63rd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-5 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

Mathematics0%-43 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
Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10	Public	9-12	22023 Job Corps Ctr	Nemo	57759	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 578-2371	54	6	8.4	94.4%	21 (38.9%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	30 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.1	134^th of 166 public high schools	19.3%					(n/a)	44.4	50.0	45.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	44.4	45.5
Lead-Deadwood High School - 01	Public	9-12	320 S Main St	Lead	57754	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-3899	211	20	10.7	19.4%	180 (85.3%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	54.4	86^th of 166 public high schools	48.2%		40.8	88^th of 141 public high schools	37.6%	2	61.5			32.7			48.1		$18,749	$535	$18,214
Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Public	9-12	12930 E Hwy 34	Sturgis	57785	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 347-2686	845	48	17.5	28.6%	749 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.4%)	65.5	55^th of 166 public high schools	66.9%		73.9	31^st of 141 public high schools	78.0%	24	64.9	100.0	65.1	35.1	100.0	35.5	61.1	61.3	$10,180	$261	$9,919
Stevens High School - 42	Public	9-12	4215 Raider Rd	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4051	1,771	91	19.4	12.0%	1,385 (78.2%)	13 (0.7%)	134 (7.6%)	22 (1.2%)	76 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	139 (7.8%)	70.9	39^th of 166 public high schools	76.5%		54.1	67^th of 141 public high schools	52.5%	28	76.1	73.3	76.0	44.4	33.3	44.0	49.7	48.9	$10,965	$669	$10,297
Lincoln Building - 44	Public	12	851 West St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1813	23	1	23.0	60.9%	13 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (21.7%)								(n/a)
Central High School - 41	Public	9-12	433 Mt Rushmore Rd	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4023	1,998	118	16.9	44.8%	962 (48.1%)	32 (1.6%)	239 (12.0%)	26 (1.3%)	466 (23.3%)	2 (0.1%)	271 (13.6%)	26.5	139^th of 166 public high schools	16.3%		16.6	120^th of 141 public high schools	14.9%	19	44.8	34.2	43.8	23.6	5.3	21.8	25.7	24.5	$11,459	$911	$10,548
Rapid City Online High School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	625 9th St Ste 208	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 394-4048	73	1	101.3	26.0%	42 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.1%)	11.7	154^th of 166 public high schools	7.2%		6.9	128^th of 141 public high schools	9.2%	26	28.6	0.0	18.8	4.8	0.0	3.1	14.3	9.4	$6,917	$598	$6,319
Hill City High School - 01	Public	9-12	488 Main St	Hill City	57745	Pennington County	Hill City School District 51-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 574-3000	158	12	13.0	19.0%	113 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (17.7%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	91.8	6^th of 166 public high schools	96.4%		78.2	25^th of 141 public high schools	82.3%	19	80.6			66.7			80.6		$13,444	$316	$13,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10

Is Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 a good school?

Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 ranks in the bottom 19.3% of South Dakota high schools.

How many students attend Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10?

In the 2024-25 school year, 54 students attended Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10.

What district is Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 in?

Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1

What is the racial makeup of Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10?

Students at Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 are 56% American Indian, 39% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

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