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Aurora Plains Academy High School 05

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1400 E 10th St
Plankinton, SD 57368
Phone
(605) 942-5437
District
Plankinton School District 01-1
County
AURORA COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
6
Classroom Teachers
3

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Aurora Plains Academy High School 05 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
45%
No Data
48%
No Data
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
2
10
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 1 16.7%
Grade 10 1 16.7%
Grade 11 3 50.0%
Grade 12 1 16.7%
Total 6 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.7% 66.8% 71.8%
Black 0.0% 0.7% 3.3%
Hispanic 0.0% 26.4% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 33.3% 6.1% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 36.0% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 21.6% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 14.4% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,147 919,318
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4.1 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.9% 20.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 444 358,552
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.0% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.6% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 27.9% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.6% 14.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 26.4% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.8% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 1.4% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,118 $2,708,000 62.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $845 $251,000 5.8%
Staff $347 $103,000 2.4%
General Administration $650 $193,000 4.4%
School Administration $532 $158,000 3.6%
Operation $976 $290,000 6.7%
Transportation $380 $113,000 2.6%
Other $367 $109,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,098 $1,217,000 28.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,428 $424,000 9.7%
Total Expenditures $14,643 $4,349,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,103 $901,595,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $603 $89,044,000 4.8%
Staff $400 $59,126,000 3.2%
General Administration $355 $52,390,000 2.8%
School Administration $506 $74,805,000 4.1%
Operation $1,079 $159,361,000 8.6%
Transportation $352 $52,037,000 2.8%
Other $390 $57,554,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,685 $544,317,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,691 $397,565,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $12,479 $1,843,477,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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