Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Custer

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Custer High School - 01

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1645 Wildcat Ln, Custer, SD 57730 · (605) 673-4473 · Part of Custer School District 16-1

Custer’s School Grade B better than 61% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
272
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Custer High School - 01

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state

On the path

Where Custer kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Custer Jr. High - 05101 students
9–12Custer High School - 01You are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1645 Wildcat Ln, Custer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 979
Grade 1076
Grade 1152
Grade 1265
Enrollment over time
282’20
302’21
284’22
262’23
272’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Custer High School - 01 from Custer families.

Other schools in Custer School District 16-1

The district →
Custer Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Custer
C+
269 students10:1
Hermosa Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hermosa
C−
181 students12:1
Custer Jr. High - 05
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Custer
B
101 students13:1
Hermosa Middle School - 07
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hermosa
48 students9:1
A.C.E. High Academy - 06
High · Grades 9–12 · Custer
16 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Dakota’s other public schools; Custer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.