Total enrollment
887
-2 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Custer School District 16-1
South Dakota · 887 students · 2 cities
Public-school enrollment inside Custer School District 16-1 comes to roughly 887 students across 6 schools (2 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Custer School District 16-1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+2 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Custer School District 16-1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In South Dakota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #11 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 887 | #31 of 50 | #7,390 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #15 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #6 of 50 | #1,792 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 30.3% | #26 of 50 | #6,591 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Custer School District 16-1
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 898 to 823 students (down 8%) and from 70 to 69 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer High School - 01 | Custer | High | 09-12 | 272 |
| Custer Elementary - 02 | Custer | Elementary | PK-06 | 269 |
| Hermosa Elementary - 04 | Hermosa | Elementary | PK-06 | 181 |
| Custer Jr. High - 05 | Custer | Middle | 07-08 | 101 |
| Hermosa Middle School - 07 | Hermosa | Middle | 07-08 | 48 |
| A.C.E. High Academy - 06 | Custer | High | 09-12 | 16 |
About Custer School District 16-1
Across 6 schools, Custer School District 16-1 educates about 887 students in South Dakota. By footprint it is a sparse district.
On the school-mix side, Custer School District 16-1 comprises 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Custer School District 16-1 runs about 148 students per school, 29% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 208.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 889 students in SY 2020-21 versus 887 in SY 2024-25. Custer School District 16-1 now counts 6 public schools, up from 4 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Custer School District 16-1 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.