Custer School District 16-1
Public
Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Custer, Hermosa, Pringle and Fairburn.
At a glance
887Students enrolled
6Schools
4Towns served
$16,511Spent per student
12:1Student–teacher ratio
30%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs SD
Math proficiency40%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 84.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$16,511
per student each year · 27% above the SD average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 2 years
906’23
887’24
Students
White · 86%762
Hispanic · 7%59
Two or more races · 4%38
American Indian/Alaska Native · 3%23
Asian · 0%4
Black · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools6 in district
Custer Elementary - 02Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 269 students · Custer
C+PublicHermosa Elementary - 04Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 181 students · Hermosa
C-PublicCuster Jr. High - 05Middle · Grades 7–8 · 101 students · Custer
BPublicHermosa Middle School - 07Middle · Grades 7–8 · 48 students · Hermosa
PublicCuster High School - 01High · Grades 9–12 · 272 students · Custer
BPublicA.C.E. High Academy - 06High · Grades 9–12 · 16 students · Custer
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.