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Great Plains Lutheran High School

Watertown · SD · Religious-affiliated

Private
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How Great Plains Lutheran High School compares for families

What families should know about Great Plains Lutheran High School.

  • LocallySD students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Watertown High School - 01, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01, Castlewood High School - 01 and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 119 in 2018 to 133 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+11.8%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +2.8%/year, projecting from 2022's 133 students:

2023
137
2025
145
2027
153

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Watertown High School - 01
Watertown
Public 1.0 1,222 -2.9%
Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
Waverly
Public 8.8 86 +7.5%
Castlewood High School - 01
Castlewood
Public 13.7 112 +21.7%
Florence High School - 01
Florence
Public 14.5 102 +20.0%
Henry High School - 01
Henry
Public 17.6 54 -12.9%
Hamlin High School - 01
Hayti
Public 20.1 226 +0.4%
Deuel High School - 01
Clear Lake
Public 23.4 176 +10.0%
Estelline High School - 01
Estelline
Public 25.6 83 +5.1%

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