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Schools in Central City

Central City’s public schools

Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Central City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
67%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 34% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
593 students on the public path
In brief

Central City’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Central City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 places highest (better than 33%); Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Central City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03in DeadwoodC
6–8Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02in LeadC
9–12Lead-Deadwood High School - 01in LeadC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 647 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,440SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 51% · 366 students tested
Math34%
State average 42.2% · 363 students tested

Central City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Central City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Central City—Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1

Every school in Central City

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Central Cityin other towns
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Deadwood
C
243 students9:1Rate it →
Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lead
C
139 students10:1Rate it →
Lead-Deadwood High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Lead
C
211 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Central City’s schools

Are Central City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Central City. Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Central City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Central City in?

Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1.

Where do Central City kids go to high school?

Lead-Deadwood High School - 01.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.