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Wessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12
150th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 166 South Dakota High Schools
Better than 10% of South Dakota high schools
Summary

Wessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92 is a public virtual high school serving grades 9-12 in the Wessington Springs School District 36-2 in South Dakota. The school has 108 students and is ranked 150 out of 166 South Dakota high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has faced several challenges in recent years. Its 4-year graduation rate has declined from 84% in 2023-2024 to 56.2% in 2024-2025, significantly lower than the state average of 86.4%. The school's dropout rate has also increased from 2.8% to 10.4%, higher than the state average of 2.6%. On standardized tests, Wessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92 consistently underperforms the Wessington Springs School District and the state, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Interestingly, the school performs relatively well for Hispanic and Native American students, ranking 20th and 26th out of 81 and 83 South Dakota high schools, respectively, in 2024-2025. However, the school ranks much lower for White students, ranking 152nd out of 158 schools. Additionally, the cyber school's spending per student is significantly lower than the nearby Woonsocket High School - 01, which spends $16,496 per student, despite being in a different school district. The traditional public high school in the same district, Wessington Springs High School - 01, also outperforms the cyber school in several key metrics, including graduation rates, test scores, and student-teacher ratio.

138
Students ?
61.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,776
Per pupil spending ?
2.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 302 Dakota Ave N
       Wessington Springs, SD  57382

(605) 539-9391

District: Wessington Springs School District 36-2

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.7%
American Indian:
6.5%
Hispanic:
4.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2021 → 10th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (24% vs 50% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the South Dakota average (34% vs 86%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg33%
South Dakota avg50%
150th of 166
South Dakota public high schools ?
Bottom 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2021
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Wessington Springs School District 36-2
127th of 147Wessington Springs School District 36-2 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202515.0150 of 1669.6%★☆☆☆☆
20229.5127 of 1345.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.0130 of 1407.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202531.427 of 4540.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202515.5148 of 1649.8%★☆☆☆☆
20232.892 of 953.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.277 of 848.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.488 of 891.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202568.720 of 8175.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202520.5141 of 16213.0%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202557.026 of 8368.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202530.683 of 14040.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
20259.5152 of 1583.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.5121 of 1231.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.5126 of 1292.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+66 vs school
Native American (2025)69th percentile+59 vs school
Special Education (2025)41st percentile+31 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+30 vs school
Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile~ school
White (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts37%-27 vs state
Science23%-26 vs state
Mathematics11%-25 vs state

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Wessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92 ranks in the bottom 9.6% of South Dakota high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Wessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92.

Students at Wessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92 are 88% White, 7% American Indian, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.


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