Summary:
The Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 in South Dakota is home to two high schools: Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 and Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10. While Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 is the standout performer, with higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better academic achievement, Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 appears to be struggling across various metrics.
Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 boasts a graduation rate of 92.5% and a dropout rate of just 0.4%, significantly outperforming Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10, which has a graduation rate of only 25% and a dropout rate of 65%. Additionally, Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 students demonstrate stronger performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages.
The data also reveals a stark contrast in the socioeconomic status of the student populations between the two schools. Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (19.82%) compared to Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 (91.67%), suggesting that the latter serves a more economically disadvantaged student population. Despite the higher spending per student at Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 ($25,622 vs. $18,368 at Lead-Deadwood High School - 01), the school's performance metrics remain significantly lower, raising questions about the effectiveness of the district's resource allocation and specialized educational programs.
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