Top Rankings
Big Stone City School District 25-1 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school in Big Stone City School District 25-1.
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
3 Schools
218 Schools
# Students
73 Students
47,000 Students
# Teachers
11 Teachers
3,332 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
District Rank
Big Stone City School District 25-1, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 146 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#13 out of 148 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
42%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.54
% American Indian
7%
19%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
1%
7%
% Black
1%
3%
% White
88%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,849 is higher than the state median of $13,121. The school district revenue/student has declined by 28% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,726 is higher than the state median of $12,623. The school district spending/student has declined by 28% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,849
$13,121
Spending / Student
$26,726
$12,623
Best Big Stone City School District 25-1 Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
200 Trojan Dr
Big Stone City, SD 57216
(605) 862-8108
Big Stone City, SD 57216
(605) 862-8108
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
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