Summary:
Dupree School District 64-2 in South Dakota has only one high school, Dupree High School - 01, which has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota high schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state average, with only 34.78% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 8.7% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to state averages of 63.01% and 35.56%, respectively.
Dupree High School - 01 also struggles with lower-than-average graduation rates and higher-than-average dropout rates. However, the school has a relatively small class size, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1, and the Dupree School District 64-2 spends more per student than the state average, suggesting that funding is not a significant issue. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may be a contributing factor to the school's low academic performance.
Overall, Dupree High School - 01 is a struggling school that faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive and systemic approach that goes beyond simply increasing funding and resources, and instead focuses on improving the overall quality of education and addressing the root causes of the school's poor performance.
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