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ExploreCuster School District 16-1

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 4616950

Custer School District 16-1

Custer, SD

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

887

-0.6%YoY

Graduation Rate

95.0%

+9.3%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$18,700

-2.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

11.8:1

-16.3%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.1%vs. State

English Language Learners

17.0%

+6.9%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

9.5%

-15.2%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.3%

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