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Best High Schools in Zip Code 57785

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School

845

Students

Top rankedSturgis Brown High School - 0155^th of 166 South Dakota high schools

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Summary:

The 57785 zip code is home to a single high school, Sturgis Brown High School - 01, which serves the Meade School District 46-1. This school stands out as a relatively strong-performing institution, with above-average academic outcomes, solid graduation and dropout rates, and adequate funding and resources.

Sturgis Brown High School - 01 boasts a four-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 2.6%, indicating a high level of student success. Academically, the school performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Science proficiency, with particularly impressive results in 11th grade ELA and 12th grade Math. However, its statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, suggesting there may be room for improvement to reach the top tier of high schools in South Dakota.

With a student population of 839 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 to 1, Sturgis Brown High School - 01 appears to have sufficient resources to support its students. The school's spending per student of $9,614 is in line with the state average, and 19.79% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic need within the student body.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 57785

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sturgis	0.2 mi	4	77^th
Whitewood	7.21 mi	1	3^rd
Deadwood	11.14 mi	1	123^rd
Piedmont	13.48 mi	1	50^th
Lead	13.7 mi	2	119^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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