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Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Highmore, Harrold, Valley Township and William Hamilton Township.

Highmore’s Schools page →

Students
229
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,713
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
The gist

What stands out about Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of South Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% more per student than the SD average
  • 10 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% of the 147 South Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Highmore. Grade by grade →

PK–6Highmore Elementary - 02This district
7–8Highmore Jr. High - 03This district
9–12Highmore High School - 01This district

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 42.2% · 101 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 51% · 101 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 84% · 15 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,713 per student · 5% above SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 22%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
233’20
241’21
222’22
244’23
229’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%American Indian/Alaska Native 15%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Dakota.