Plans of South Dakota High School Graduates
1973-1996

  Total HS
Graduates		 Total
College
Bound		 Percent
College
Bound		 Bound for
In-State
College		 Percent
In-State
Bound 		Bound for
Out-of-State
College		 Percent
Out-of-State
Bound
               
1996* 8,236 3,977 48.3% 2,815 70.8% 1,162 29.2%
1995 8,661 4,772 55.1% 3,389 71.0% 1,383 29.0%
1994 8,963 4,744 55.3% 3,551 74.4% 1,223 25.6%
1993 8,604 4,654 54.1% 3,362 72.2% 1,292 27.8%
1992 8,044 4,133 51.4% 3,029 73.3% 1,104 26.7%
1991 7,772 4,329 55.7% 3,022 69.8% 1,307 30.2%
1990 8,309 4,681 56.3% 3,292 70.3% 1,389 29.7%
1989 8,871 4,852 54.7% 3,429 70.7% 1,423 29.3%
1988 8,842 4,748 53.7% 3,278 69.0% 1,470 31.0%
1987 8,597 4,544 52.9% 3,222 70.9% 1,322 29.1%
1986 8,382 4,383 52.3% 3,147 71.8% 1,236 28.2%
1985 8,949 4,532 50.6% 3,332 73.5% 1,200 26.5%
1984 9,304 4,432 47.6% 3,404 76.8% 1,028 23.2%
1983 9,904 4,640 46.9% 3,628 78.2% 1,012 21.8%
1982 10,550 4,925 46.7% 3,940 80.0% 985 20.0%
1981 11,177 5,271 47.2% 4,197 79.6% 1,074 20.4%
1980 11,444 5,108 44.6% 4,153 81.3% 955 18.7%
1979 11,844 5,282 44.6% 4,246 80.4% 1,036 19.6%
1978 11,349 4,848 42.7% 4,107 84.7% 741 15.3%
1977 12,026 5,004 41.6% 4,127 82.5% 877 17.5%
1976 12,096 5,096 42.1% 4,309 84.6% 787 15.4%
1975 12,304 4,881 39.7% 4,140 84.8% 741 15.2%
1974 12,329 4,700 38.1% 4,008 85.3% 692 14.7%
1973 12,573 4,511 35.9% 3,869 85.8% 642 14.2%

SOURCE: S.D. Department of Education & Cultural Affairs, Division of Education and Secondary Education, Fall Guidance Surveys.
*NOTE: Data collection period moved to an earlier point in the year, which may affect results.

 

College-Bound S.D. High School Graduates
In-State vs. Out-of-State College: 1987-1995

SOURCE: DECA Fall Guidance Survey

 

 

Projections of S.D. High School Graduates
1997-2009

SOURCE: Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education