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Red Cloud Indian School

Pine Ridge · SD · Catholic religious-affiliated · K-12 combined

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How Red Cloud Indian School compares for families

What families should know about Red Cloud Indian School.

  • LocallySD students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Lakota Tech High School - 10, Oelrichs High School - 01, Bennett County 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 583 in 2018 to 470 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-19.4%
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 -5.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 470 students:

2023
445
2025
400
2027
359

≈ 111 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

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

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 111 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,776,000/year in tuition at risk.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

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

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Lakota Tech High School - 10
Batesland
Public 6.9 414 -8.6%
Oelrichs High School - 01
Oelrichs
Public 33.4 44
Bennett County High School - 01
Martin
Public 43.7 125 -13.8%
Hot Springs High School - 01
Hot Springs
Public 51.2 215 -15.0%
Edgemont High School - 01
Edgemont
Public 64.7 26
Wall High School - 01
Wall
Public 65.2 100 +7.5%
Rapid City Christian School
Rapid City
Private 68.6 357 +66.8%
Custer High School - 01
Custer
Public 68.9 272 -9.9%

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