Elk Mountain High School - 04
Dewey · SD · Elk Mountain School District 16-2 · Public
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Black Hills Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 07 → E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 07 → Jefferson Building - 64 → Resource Center - 11 → Dakota Reach - 06 → Whole Grade Sharing with Burke - 04 → Eagle Butte High School - 01 → Wellfully - 65 →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Elk Mountain High School - 04 compares for families
What families should know about Elk Mountain High School - 04.
- ▸ LocallySD students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Black Hills Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 07, E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 07, Jefferson Building - 64 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.
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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.
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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).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -6.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 2 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 07 Spearfish |
Public | 55.5 | 2 | — |
| E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 07 Eagle Butte |
Public | 164.2 | 3 | — |
| Jefferson Building - 64 Rapid City |
Public | 47.7 | 1 | — |
| Resource Center - 11 Mission |
Public | 170.2 | 1 | — |
| Dakota Reach - 06 Plankinton |
Public | 276.9 | 5 | — |
| Whole Grade Sharing with Burke - 04 Burke |
Public | 239.5 | — | — |
| Eagle Butte High School - 01 Eagle Butte |
Public | 164.2 | 6 | — |
| Wellfully - 65 Rapid City |
Public | 48.4 | 7 | — |