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Schools in Fairburn

Fairburn’s public schools

Custer School District 16-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairburn. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▲ 27% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
871 students on the public path
In brief

Fairburn’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fairburn’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Custer High School - 01 places highest (better than 64%); Hermosa Elementary - 04 lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Fairburn, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Custer High School - 01. 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 Fairburn, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–12Custer High School - 01in CusterB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Custer School District 16-1.

The district

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

Custer School District 16-1Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 887 students, down 2% since 2023–24 · 11.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,511SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51% · 487 students tested
Math41%
State average 42.2% · 486 students tested

Fairburn vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairburn—Custer School District 16-1

Every school in Fairburn

5 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 Fairburnin other towns
Custer Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Custer
C+
269 students10:1Rate it →
Hermosa Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hermosa
C−
181 students12:1Rate it →
Custer Jr. High - 05
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Custer
B
101 students13:1Rate it →
Hermosa Middle School - 07
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hermosa
48 students9:1Rate it →
Custer High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Custer
B
272 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairburn’s schools

Are Fairburn’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairburn. Custer School District 16-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairburn. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairburn in?

Custer School District 16-1.

Where do Fairburn kids go to high school?

Custer 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.