Sunset Colony High School - 06
Britton · SD · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 · Public
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Turtle Creek High School - 04 → SDSBVI High School - 02 → Spring Lake Colony High School → Our Home Rediscovery - 77 → Contract - 02 → Our Home ASAP - 12 → Langford Area High School - 01 → Doland High School - 01 →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Sunset Colony High School - 06 compares for families
What families should know about Sunset Colony High School - 06.
- ▸ LocallySD students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Turtle Creek High School - 04, SDSBVI High School - 02, Spring Lake Colony High School 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.
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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Creek High School - 04 Redfield |
Public | 70.8 | 8 | — |
| SDSBVI High School - 02 Aberdeen |
Public | 37.8 | 9 | — |
| Spring Lake Colony High School Arlington |
Public | 114.0 | 12 | — |
| Our Home Rediscovery - 77 Huron |
Public | 102.1 | 5 | — |
| Contract - 02 Ortonville |
Public | 78.0 | 15 | — |
| Our Home ASAP - 12 Huron |
Public | 102.1 | 16 | — |
| Langford Area High School - 01 Langford |
Public | 14.3 | 59 | +18.0% |
| Doland High School - 01 Doland |
Public | 63.8 | 21 | — |