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Milbank High School - 01

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Milbank High School - 01 is a public high school located in Milbank, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 359 students. The school is part of the Milbank School District 25-4, which is ranked 26 out of 126 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Milbank High School - 01 consistently outperforms the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for 11th-grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school has maintained strong four-year graduation rates, ranging from 88.1% to 93.3%, which are higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rates have been consistently low, ranging from 0.9% to 3.1%, lower than the state average. Milbank High School - 01 has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, particularly excelling in the performance of low socioeconomic status students.

In comparison, the closest neighboring high school, Wilmot High School - 01, which is part of the Wilmot School District 54-7, significantly underperforms Milbank High School - 01 in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratio. Milbank High School - 01's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, suggesting that the school's performance may be influenced by factors beyond its control. The school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and its increased per-student spending may have contributed to its academic success.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1001 E Park Ave
       Milbank, SD  57252

(605) 432-5546

District: Milbank School District 25-4

SchoolDigger Rank:
57th of 141 South Dakota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,086 Help


Feeder schools for Milbank High School - 01:

Elementary:    Milbank Elementary - 03
Middle:    Milbank Middle School - 02

Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  362

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.8%
Hispanic:
11.9%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.6% Help


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Compare Details Milbank High School - 01 ranks better than 59.6% of high schools in South Dakota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.4. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Milbank High School - 01 who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81.8%), Hispanic (11.9%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Milbank High School - 01 is 13.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Milbank High School - 01 is $12,086.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Milbank High School - 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Milbank High School - 01 57th of 141 South Dakota public high schools. (See Milbank High School - 01 in the ranking list.)

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Milbank School District 25-4:

SchoolDigger ranks Milbank School District 25-4 26th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Milbank High School - 01

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Rank History for all students at Milbank High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 35.53 100th 133 24.8%
2004 66.75 45th 132 65.9%
2005 58.15 59th 137 56.9%
2006 63.15 54th 136 60.3%
2007 67.04 47th 141 66.7%
2008 47.51 72nd 135 46.7%
2009 50.94 85th 144 41.0%
2010 31.01 120th 150 20.0%
2011 48.85 81st 141 42.6%
2012 81.97 17th 143 88.1%
2013 54.02 80th 144 44.4%
2015 56.30 59th 133 55.6%
2016 51.52 79th 141 44.0%
2017 33.52 100th 137 27.0%
2018 66.31 44th 138 68.1%
2019 30.80 100th 135 25.9%
2021 50.95 77th 140 45.0%
2022 60.06 57th 134 57.5%
2023 82.18 18th 138 87.0%
2024 59.40 57th 141 59.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Milbank High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.10 25th 53 52.8%
2019 41.35 25th 44 43.2%
2021 72.12 7th 37 81.1%
2023 86.24 4th 46 91.3%
2024 30.13 35th 48 27.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Milbank High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.96 38th 82 53.7%
2019 40.23 51st 83 38.6%
2021 47.58 50th 89 43.8%
2022 46.50 52nd 84 38.1%
2023 86.81 4th 95 95.8%
2024 40.51 63rd 93 32.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Milbank High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.38 20th 90 77.8%
2019 22.45 71st 88 19.3%
2021 50.35 46th 89 48.3%
2022 64.48 30th 87 65.5%
2023 66.04 27th 96 71.9%
2024 69.35 30th 107 72.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Milbank High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 74.81 5th 15 66.7%
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Rank History for White students at Milbank High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.05 43rd 123 65.0%
2019 24.92 101st 123 17.9%
2021 43.49 81st 129 37.2%
2022 56.58 58th 123 52.8%
2023 85.01 12th 121 90.1%
2024 60.63 48th 125 61.6%
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Data source: test scores: South Dakota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Dakota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Milbank High School - 01

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 377 377
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 373 373
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 383 383
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 383 383
1993 385 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 390
1994 414 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1995 449 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1996 449 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1997 414 0 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 418
1998 425 1 5 1 1 n/a n/a 0 433
1999 416 2 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2000 414 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 420
2001 400 1 6 1 1 n/a n/a 0 409
2002 388 1 4 1 4 n/a n/a 0 398
2003 388 1 4 1 4 n/a n/a 0 398
2004 352 1 5 0 3 n/a n/a 0 361
2005 348 1 3 2 2 n/a n/a 0 356
2006 382 0 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 387
2007 338 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 342
2008 333 2 4 11 n/a n/a n/a 0 350
2009 339 3 2 6 1 n/a n/a 0 351
2010 301 2 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 310
2011 302 3 2 7 0 1 1 0 316
2012 311 1 2 7 0 0 2 0 323
2013 299 1 1 10 0 2 0 0 313
2014 302 1 0 13 1 0 2 0 319
2015 298 1 1 13 2 1 3 0 319
2016 284 1 4 13 3 1 3 0 309
2017 303 0 0 18 4 1 3 0 329
2018 308 1 0 18 4 1 3 0 335
2019 295 2 0 18 3 0 4 0 322
2020 286 1 0 30 3 0 2 0 322
2021 291 1 0 27 3 0 5 0 327
2022 285 0 0 28 5 0 7 0 325
2023 299 4 0 41 6 0 9 0 359
2024 296 4 0 43 7 0 12 0 362

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Milbank High School - 01

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 377 29.1 12.9 n/a
1990 373 28.3 13.1 n/a
1991 383 29.3 13.0 n/a
1992 383 29.1 13.1 n/a
1993 390 27.6 14.1 n/a
1994 415 27.9 14.9 n/a
1995 451 27.9 16.2 n/a
1996 451 27.9 16.2 n/a
1997 418 27.5 15.2 11.2
1998 433 28.0 15.5 19.6
1999 423 28.1 15.1 19.9
2000 420 27.8 15.1 16.2
2001 409 28.5 14.4 15.4
2002 398 26.9 14.8 12.6
2003 398 26.9 14.8 12.6
2004 361 27.2 13.3 15.5
2005 356 25.7 13.9 12.9
2006 387 24.8 15.6 13.4
2007 342 24.9 13.7 15.2
2008 350 24.2 14.5 11.4
2009 351 23.4 15.0 15.4
2010 310 20.9 14.8 21
2011 316 20.7 15.2 23.1
2012 323 20.9 15.4 21.4
2013 313 22.0 14.2 21.4
2014 319 22.0 14.4 25.1
2015 319 22.0 14.5 25.7
2016 309 22.0 14.0 26.5
2017 329 22.7 14.4 24.9
2018 335 22.5 14.8 24.8
2019 322 22.3 14.4 20.2
2020 322 22.1 14.5 24.8
2021 327 22.9 14.2 26
2022 325 24.1 13.4 7.1
2023 359 25.2 14.2 22.3
2024 362 27.4 13.1 27.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Milbank High School - 01

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 377 29.1 12.9 n/a
1990 373 28.3 13.1 n/a
1991 383 29.3 13.0 n/a
1992 383 29.1 13.1 n/a
1993 390 27.6 14.1 n/a
1994 415 27.9 14.9 n/a
1995 451 27.9 16.2 n/a
1996 451 27.9 16.2 n/a
1997 418 27.5 15.2 11.2
1998 433 28.0 15.5 19.6
1999 423 28.1 15.1 19.9
2000 420 27.8 15.1 16.2
2001 409 28.5 14.4 15.4
2002 398 26.9 14.8 12.6
2003 398 26.9 14.8 12.6
2004 361 27.2 13.3 15.5
2005 356 25.7 13.9 12.9
2006 387 24.8 15.6 13.4
2007 342 24.9 13.7 15.2
2008 350 24.2 14.5 11.4
2009 351 23.4 15.0 15.4
2010 310 20.9 14.8 21
2011 316 20.7 15.2 23.1
2012 323 20.9 15.4 21.4
2013 313 22.0 14.2 21.4
2014 319 22.0 14.4 25.1
2015 319 22.0 14.5 25.7
2016 309 22.0 14.0 26.5
2017 329 22.7 14.4 24.9
2018 335 22.5 14.8 24.8
2019 322 22.3 14.4 20.2
2020 322 22.1 14.5 24.8
2021 327 22.9 14.2 26
2022 325 24.1 13.4 7.1
2023 359 25.2 14.2 22.3
2024 362 27.4 13.1 27.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Milbank High School - 01

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $431 (4.2%) $9,920 (95.8%) $10,351
2021 $582 (5.3%) $10,316 (94.7%) $10,898
2022 $1,491 (12.6%) $10,342 (87.4%) $11,833
2023 $950 (7.9%) $11,136 (92.1%) $12,086

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Milbank High School - 01

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 100th of 135 High schoolsRanks 18th of 138 High schools
 61%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Milbank High School - 01)66.777
 10.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Milbank School District 25-4)66.777
 10.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)64.465.2
 0.7%
11th Grade Mathematics (Milbank High School - 01)22.250.6
 28.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Milbank School District 25-4)22.250.6
 28.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.237.8
 3.4%
11th Grade Science (Milbank High School - 01)24.767.8
 43.1%
   11th Grade Science (Milbank School District 25-4)24.767.8
 43.1%
   11th Grade Science (South Dakota)36.451.8
 15.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Milbank High School - 01)65.176.1
 11.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Milbank School District 25-4)61.356.8
 4.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Milbank High School - 01)21.750
 28.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Milbank School District 25-4)4347.9
 4.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%
All Grades Science (Milbank High School - 01)24.167.1
 43%
   All Grades Science (Milbank School District 25-4)46.656.6
 10.1%
   All Grades Science (South Dakota)4042.6
 2.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students322359
 11.5%
African American24
 100%
American Indian36
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic1841
 127.8%
Pacific Islander00
White295299
 1.4%
Two or More Races49
 125%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.2%22.3%
 2.1%

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Milbank High School - 01 ranks 57th of 141 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 362 students attended Milbank High School - 01.

Milbank High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Milbank Elementary - 03
Middle : Milbank Middle School - 02

Students at Milbank High School - 01 are 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.


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