Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05
Plankinton · SD · Plankinton School District 01-1 · Public
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Dakota Reach - 06 → Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15 → Abbott House High School - 07 → White Lake High School - 01 → Spring Lake Colony High School → Plankinton High School - 01 → Our Home ASAP - 12 → Our Home →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05 compares for families
What families should know about Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05.
- ▸ LocallySD students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Dakota Reach - 06, Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15, Abbott House High School - 07 and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of South Dakota
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,858/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Reach - 06 Plankinton |
Public | 0.0 | 5 | — |
| Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15 Kimball |
Public | 21.4 | 16 | — |
| Abbott House High School - 07 Mitchell |
Public | 21.9 | 18 | — |
| White Lake High School - 01 White Lake |
Public | 12.1 | 33 | — |
| Spring Lake Colony High School Arlington |
Public | 73.2 | 12 | — |
| Plankinton High School - 01 Plankinton |
Public | 1.1 | 86 | +4.9% |
| Our Home ASAP - 12 Huron |
Public | 45.5 | 16 | — |
| Our Home Parkston |
Public | 33.6 | 20 | — |