Tri-Valley School District 49-6

46450 252nd St
Colton, SD 57018
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Tri-Valley School District 49-6 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:

Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 297 students in Tri-Valley School District 49-6. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in South Dakota.
Public High School in Tri-Valley School District 49-6 have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the South Dakota public high school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 63% statewide average).
Public High School in Tri-Valley School District 49-6 have a Graduation Rate of 92%, which is more than the South Dakota average of 82%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Tri-valley High School - 01, with 90-94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in South Dakota or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public high school average of 36% (majority American Indian).

Overview

This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
4 Schools
215 Schools
# Students
952 Students
47,253 Students
# Teachers
69 Teachers
3,334 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Tri-Valley School District 49-6, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 146 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (SD)
#78 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
41%
42%
52%
51%
43%
42%
92%
82%

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