Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10

Set in Spearfish, South Dakota, Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10 is a rural-scale four-year high school, one of the schools within Spearfish School District 40-2. It hosts 21 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 225 students per school, that is 91% leaner than typical.

Spearfish School District 40-2 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,398 students. Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10 logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 24% Native American, 14% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lawrence County) records that median household earnings sit near $73,384, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Lawrence County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,183 students), Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10's enrollment has grew 50% since 2018, when it stood at 14 (now 21). The White share of enrollment declined from 79% to 57% over that span.

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